Still quite tannic. Even after a couple days open. I’ll give the next bottle a couple more years before giving it another try. Flavors are all there. Just needs to soften the edges a bit more.
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This wine was an excellent accompaniment to our grilled steaks, spinach&bacon salad, and roasted butternut squash with bourbon-balsamic vinegar. The primary fruits were blackberry and blackcurrant; there were nuances of tobacco, perfect acidity, and assertive, but fine, tannins. My wife kept saying, "OOOHH, this is really good!"
Some times I have to wonder if y'all are drinking the same wine as I am....the disappointed notes are surprising. I wish I'd bought many more bottles of this.
The 6-hour double-decant we gave this didn't hurt. The wine has sufficient structure to service for decades.
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Still very tannic, as this varietal tends to be, and not sure it will soften much, but liked this more than an older vintage of this wine (08) had recently. Good spice and dark cherry notes. Great with food, a little tougher as a standalone sipper. Rating: 89+
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2/15/2024 - ogres3 wrote: 89 Points
Marginal on night one, drinkable on night two but at best average.
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12/9/2023 - VinCrush Likes this wine: 89 Points
Still quite tannic. Even after a couple days open. I’ll give the next bottle a couple more years before giving it another try. Flavors are all there. Just needs to soften the edges a bit more.
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5/1/2023 - shaw wrote: 91 Points
Drink up soon!
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10/7/2022 - Swaggering Beaunie Likes this wine:
This wine was an excellent accompaniment to our grilled steaks, spinach&bacon salad, and roasted butternut squash with bourbon-balsamic vinegar. The primary fruits were blackberry and blackcurrant; there were nuances of tobacco, perfect acidity, and assertive, but fine, tannins. My wife kept saying, "OOOHH, this is really good!"
Some times I have to wonder if y'all are drinking the same wine as I am....the disappointed notes are surprising. I wish I'd bought many more bottles of this.
The 6-hour double-decant we gave this didn't hurt. The wine has sufficient structure to service for decades.
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8/28/2022 - Everything Ahead wrote: 89 Points
Still very tannic, as this varietal tends to be, and not sure it will soften much, but liked this more than an older vintage of this wine (08) had recently. Good spice and dark cherry notes. Great with food, a little tougher as a standalone sipper. Rating: 89+
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