Actually liked this more this time when compared with chateau st jean cinq cepages. This blew the 02 away. I guess napa won that round. The fruit was powerful and expressive exploding with blackberry pie, cherry & creme brûlée. Well rounded, soft and polished but not overly dense. I wish it had more structure or character at this point. Nice finish & integrated acidity & tannins.
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Fruit started to take a backseat to a bit of leather and pencil shavings however cherry & blackberry showing up. Nicely balanced with the fruit still up front. The tannins have mellowed but still offer up structure & provide a backbone. Acidity was nice and the finish was awesome. Well balanced offering nice complexity & beautifully done. Very good. Still in its window. I'd drink this up for another few yrs.
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Had to run it through the Venturi twice and then let it sit. Finally it opened up. Had it with pasta and meatballs in Rao's marinara sauce. Not too shabby.
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8/5/2015 - RRaj Likes this wine: 92 Points
powerful fruit.....tannins not as strong.......drinks very well even now!
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7/5/2013 - JDV.DDSPHD wrote: 93 Points
Actually liked this more this time when compared with chateau st jean cinq cepages. This blew the 02 away. I guess napa won that round. The fruit was powerful and expressive exploding with blackberry pie, cherry & creme brûlée. Well rounded, soft and polished but not overly dense. I wish it had more structure or character at this point. Nice finish & integrated acidity & tannins.
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6/9/2013 - JDV.DDSPHD wrote: 92 Points
Fruit started to take a backseat to a bit of leather and pencil shavings however cherry & blackberry showing up. Nicely balanced with the fruit still up front. The tannins have mellowed but still offer up structure & provide a backbone. Acidity was nice and the finish was awesome. Well balanced offering nice complexity & beautifully done. Very good. Still in its window. I'd drink this up for another few yrs.
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12/4/2011 - macawmom&dad wrote: 91 Points
Part of a vertical, oldest consumed. Still had some tannins with good fruit, nice balance. We thought better than the 2003.
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2/11/2011 - hld1970 wrote: 90 Points
Had to run it through the Venturi twice and then let it sit. Finally it opened up. Had it with pasta and meatballs in Rao's marinara sauce. Not too shabby.
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