Still very dark purple to the rim with no visible sign of age. Generous nose of plum, spice, creme de cassis, and violets. Polished and seamless, the wine glides broadly across the palate with a full, rich, mouthfeel. Powerful, yet with terrific balance and and elegance, still plenty of tannic structure, medium long, pleasing finish.
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This is still a beast - best with a 30 min decant. Rich, plush and bordering on too sweet. Showed best with food. I enjoyed this a lot, but this is definitely a new-world style napa fruit-bomb. Plan accordingly.
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3/24/2022 - ewhite wrote: 93 Points
Still very dark purple to the rim with no visible sign of age. Generous nose of plum, spice, creme de cassis, and violets. Polished and seamless, the wine glides broadly across the palate with a full, rich, mouthfeel. Powerful, yet with terrific balance and and elegance, still plenty of tannic structure, medium long, pleasing finish.
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2/27/2022 - MattB72 wrote: 92 Points
A really big wine still. Needed a few hours to breathe. Feel like this still has 5-10 years
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8/2/2016 - Acohen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark fruit that has matured and hitting some secondary notes
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11/22/2015 - jswine15 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tastes wonderful, but probably a bit past its peak. Good fruit, well balanced, drinking well, but if you have some, you should probably drink it soon
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4/3/2015 - daniel.jay wrote: 93 Points
This is still a beast - best with a 30 min decant. Rich, plush and bordering on too sweet. Showed best with food. I enjoyed this a lot, but this is definitely a new-world style napa fruit-bomb. Plan accordingly.
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