This wine did not show well when first opened: reduction, lean, almost a hybrid character. What it needed was some air. I left the partial bottle for about a week before tasting it again. By this time, the off-aromas were gone and it showed the fruity character you would expect from such a wine. The alcohol is still a little present, but this is much more pleasant and fairly round. I find the balance a little on the high alcohol/low RS side, but it pairs very nicely with chocolate
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4/12/2024 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 87 Points
This wine did not show well when first opened: reduction, lean, almost a hybrid character.
What it needed was some air. I left the partial bottle for about a week before tasting it again.
By this time, the off-aromas were gone and it showed the fruity character you would expect from such a wine.
The alcohol is still a little present, but this is much more pleasant and fairly round. I find the balance a little on the high alcohol/low RS side, but it pairs very nicely with chocolate
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3/18/2023 - cos65 Likes this wine: 85 Points
Big bold cherry pipe tobacco.
Quite tasty
A big simple tasty Texan “port”
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11/2/2016 - danielbleier wrote: 81 Points
This was a fairly weak offering, with a slightly bitter finish and simple caramel notes up front.
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