We are disappointed. Maybe past it’s prime . Definitely smooth and tannins are almost non existent. Little to no fruit. Very subtle. But just seems a little flat and nothing wows you in the flavor.
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This wine is getting better each time. This was pop n pour and short note of metallic but quickly went away. Finished up soft and is improved from last tasting.
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Enjoyed tonight. This wine was rather herbal and not so much fruit forward at the start. But, fast forward 3 hours and this wine was drinking NICELY. The wine was dense, black. The notes on both the nose and palate was primarily fig and anise. The wine developed a nice blackberry note as it continued to open. The middle of this wine was balanced, full bodied, perhaps a touch sweeter. The finish is acidic and tannic, still I believe not in the wheelhouse. I think the wine was good to drink back in 2015/16, but I don't think 2011 negatively affected Howell the same way it supposedly did to the valley floor, as these 11's from Cimarossa have been very deep.
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Ok, second bottle opened after year and half since first one. Metallic taste has pretty much gone away. Still strong tannins but lessened after two hours. Berries and fruit are starting to come through. This wine has plenty of time to mature. Will open another in 18 months.
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5/12/2021 - chuckos77 wrote: 90 Points
May be past it’s prime.
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4/11/2020 - Brent211 Likes this wine: 84 Points
We are disappointed. Maybe past it’s prime . Definitely smooth and tannins are almost non existent. Little to no fruit. Very subtle. But just seems a little flat and nothing wows you in the flavor.
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6/14/2019 - chuckos77 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine is getting better each time. This was pop n pour and short note of metallic but quickly went away. Finished up soft and is improved from last tasting.
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3/9/2017 - mflesh wrote:
Enjoyed tonight. This wine was rather herbal and not so much fruit forward at the start. But, fast forward 3 hours and this wine was drinking NICELY. The wine was dense, black. The notes on both the nose and palate was primarily fig and anise. The wine developed a nice blackberry note as it continued to open. The middle of this wine was balanced, full bodied, perhaps a touch sweeter. The finish is acidic and tannic, still I believe not in the wheelhouse. I think the wine was good to drink back in 2015/16, but I don't think 2011 negatively affected Howell the same way it supposedly did to the valley floor, as these 11's from Cimarossa have been very deep.
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9/25/2016 - chuckos77 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Ok, second bottle opened after year and half since first one. Metallic taste has pretty much gone away. Still strong tannins but lessened after two hours. Berries and fruit are starting to come through. This wine has plenty of time to mature. Will open another in 18 months.
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