Wonderful wine on a ever-so-chilly Valentine’s Day north of Dallas. Two hours after opening, not decanted, there is dark fruit, cigar and aged wood on the nose. Really enjoyable, well balanced palate.
The fruit is a bit lighter than what I anticipated given the nose, and there’s a dry, dusty finish front- to mid-palate; this was much more pronounced (and to my liking) an hour after opening, and is now beginning to soften. If you got several of these I’d start getting into them.
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Opened two hours prior to dinner. Dark fruit and mocha on the nose. The palate was dark berries, plums, figs and mocha. The finish was moderate to long. Served with roasted chicken and ribs.
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1/1/2024 - spectrumphoto Likes this wine: 93 Points
At 11 it's a beast. Old school Napa. Dark fruit, tannins a bit of dust. Definitely several more years of life left.
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7/27/2021 - Elkcims wrote: 94 Points
PnP, dark and inky, full bodied, plum, blackberry, leather. Smooth and lush.
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3/4/2021 - Billiken Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deliciousness!
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2/14/2021 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful wine on a ever-so-chilly Valentine’s Day north of Dallas. Two hours after opening, not decanted, there is dark fruit, cigar and aged wood on the nose. Really enjoyable, well balanced palate.
The fruit is a bit lighter than what I anticipated given the nose, and there’s a dry, dusty finish front- to mid-palate; this was much more pronounced (and to my liking) an hour after opening, and is now beginning to soften. If you got several of these I’d start getting into them.
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1/4/2021 - markcic Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened two hours prior to dinner. Dark fruit and mocha on the nose. The palate was dark berries, plums, figs and mocha. The finish was moderate to long. Served with roasted chicken and ribs.
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