Complete surprise at how good this was. Possibly due to its age it smoothed and mellowed without loosing any fruit or nose. Huge fruity aromas on the nose - so much people 3 seats away could smell it. It had fantastic fruit. Light-medium bodied, hardly any tannins, and low acidity (possibly due to age). Light notes of Cedar oak and vanilla with a large blast of black currant and jammy fruit flavor. Very well balanced. Fairly complex with a medium length finish. Would have been great pared with almost any meal.
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A little more acidic that I expected, maybe because it was a magnum. I took this to a party so didn't get a good shot at it, but it definitely got drank.
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Cedar oak, vanilla, black currant, and a touch of cola on the nose. More of the same on the pallet with some really nice, firm tannins. Very well balanced. Fairly complex with a medium length finish. Very good.
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2/7/2011 - NP2 wrote: 88 Points
Oaky
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12/25/2010 - Livin wrote: 93 Points
Complete surprise at how good this was. Possibly due to its age it smoothed and mellowed without loosing any fruit or nose. Huge fruity aromas on the nose - so much people 3 seats away could smell it. It had fantastic fruit. Light-medium bodied, hardly any tannins, and low acidity (possibly due to age). Light notes of Cedar oak and vanilla with a large blast of black currant and jammy fruit flavor. Very well balanced. Fairly complex with a medium length finish. Would have been great pared with almost any meal.
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5/21/2010 - golfhawk wrote: 86 Points
Drinking good now but seems to be loosing fruit.
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3/6/2009 - vinoceros wrote: 86 Points
A little more acidic that I expected, maybe because it was a magnum. I took this to a party so didn't get a good shot at it, but it definitely got drank.
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1/26/2009 - nietzschephilosopher wrote: 89 Points
Cedar oak, vanilla, black currant, and a touch of cola on the nose. More of the same on the pallet with some really nice, firm tannins. Very well balanced. Fairly complex with a medium length finish. Very good.
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