Significant sediment; licorice, black currant, smoke driven; still pronounced fruit on palate; good acidity remains; tannins still medium plus, but better integrated than when young; enjoyable, but likely on downward trajectory.
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Pop and pour. Deep ruby color. Cassis, cherries, vanilla, blackberries, licorice, and a bit of green herbs on the nose. Medium to full body with ripe, integrated tannins and very good acidity. A bit more subtle on the palate then the nose led me to believe, but still very nice fruit with a bit of spicy oak. Good length on the finish with the spicy oak outlasting the fruit. This is in prime drinking window and should stay there for a couple years.
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I paid $20 for this. I'm floored by this wine. Cab typicity on the nose with a hint of perfume and wood. On the palate, MUCH richer than the bottle I had 6 months ago. Some cassis, spice and a slight pleasant hint of green. Not a ton of structure, this one seems to be on a fast path. Approachable, smooth - maybe those are characteristics of the '04 vintage, as this reminds me quite a bit of the '04 Keenan, both in style and QPR. Both leave me thinking "I could have a 6 pack of this for the price of 1 cult bottle".
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Excellent qpr that has come around really nice. Currants, herbs .. really nice vegetal flavors and I'm not one to like them but this was just perfectly integrated with excellent structure and balance.
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6/24/2018 - bigdogflow Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank from 3 liter.
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12/29/2013 - dmcella Likes this wine: 88 Points
Significant sediment; licorice, black currant, smoke driven; still pronounced fruit on palate; good acidity remains; tannins still medium plus, but better integrated than when young; enjoyable, but likely on downward trajectory.
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3/2/2010 - cbbrown3 wrote: 89 Points
Pop and pour. Deep ruby color. Cassis, cherries, vanilla, blackberries, licorice, and a bit of green herbs on the nose. Medium to full body with ripe, integrated tannins and very good acidity. A bit more subtle on the palate then the nose led me to believe, but still very nice fruit with a bit of spicy oak. Good length on the finish with the spicy oak outlasting the fruit. This is in prime drinking window and should stay there for a couple years.
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2/11/2010 - vanpe003 wrote: 91 Points
I paid $20 for this. I'm floored by this wine. Cab typicity on the nose with a hint of perfume and wood. On the palate, MUCH richer than the bottle I had 6 months ago. Some cassis, spice and a slight pleasant hint of green. Not a ton of structure, this one seems to be on a fast path. Approachable, smooth - maybe those are characteristics of the '04 vintage, as this reminds me quite a bit of the '04 Keenan, both in style and QPR. Both leave me thinking "I could have a 6 pack of this for the price of 1 cult bottle".
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12/16/2009 - cmr wrote: 91 Points
Excellent qpr that has come around really nice. Currants, herbs .. really nice vegetal flavors and I'm not one to like them but this was just perfectly integrated with excellent structure and balance.
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