Ready to go, approaching the end of the drinking window. Dark fruit and plums, sweetness is contained, but all is overshadowed by alcohol, both on the nose and in the mouth especially the finish. Not my style.
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Appearance - Dark garnet/plum color, opaque, clear @ edge, reflective, good body - 3 Aroma/Bouquet - Dark fruit, blackberry, plum, Oak & vanilla, hot/alc. - 5.5 Taste - Black fruit, light tannin, high alcohol, shale/limestone - 5.5 Aftertaste - Long finish, still alc. on tongue, tannins gone - 2.5 Overall - Fruit forward wine, little high on the alc., good pairing with heavy meat dishes - 1.5
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Poured through Vinturi before 30 min. decant ... This is rich, and lush, with blackberry fruit to open, and some mocha notes on the mid. There is some spice, and a very present tannic backbone to give this big wine some balance. Not at all hot after the decant. Above average QPR and usually a crowd pleaser, this is actually showing better than the 2011.
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5/24/2020 - Jettoy1992 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank very well. Inky and smooth
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10/30/2018 - hondius wrote: 87 Points
Ready to go, approaching the end of the drinking window. Dark fruit and plums, sweetness is contained, but all is overshadowed by alcohol, both on the nose and in the mouth especially the finish. Not my style.
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7/28/2018 - mischwine wrote: 90 Points
a tasty Malbec.
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4/3/2017 - dac2849 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Appearance - Dark garnet/plum color, opaque, clear @ edge, reflective, good body - 3
Aroma/Bouquet - Dark fruit, blackberry, plum, Oak & vanilla, hot/alc. - 5.5
Taste - Black fruit, light tannin, high alcohol, shale/limestone - 5.5
Aftertaste - Long finish, still alc. on tongue, tannins gone - 2.5
Overall - Fruit forward wine, little high on the alc., good pairing with heavy meat dishes - 1.5
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7/1/2015 - markandsusanw Likes this wine: 91 Points
Poured through Vinturi before 30 min. decant ... This is rich, and lush, with blackberry fruit to open, and some mocha notes on the mid. There is some spice, and a very present tannic backbone to give this big wine some balance. Not at all hot after the decant. Above average QPR and usually a crowd pleaser, this is actually showing better than the 2011.
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