Dark cherry and plum nose with mace and allspice... and a strong, distracting Brettanomyces element. Black cherry attack on the palate quickly segues into mocha, sweet berry, chicory, and basil. Black coffee and charred oak start the somewhat bitter finish, adding vanilla, dry plum, and various dried herbal elements. This was a disappointment compared to the 2002, and needed some time for the Brett to calm down enough to even drink it.
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For those who love French wine, this is the closest I can find. Well aged, but it aged well. Soft fruit and tannins with a hint of earth and mushroom coming through. This is a good time to drink it if you have it!
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Deep dark center, red rim with sings of age. Sweet, cassis and plums, brambles, smoke, very Bordeaux. Smooth, fully mature, black olives, significant acidity still, very good sweet fruit finish. Fully mature, not a great year but this has turned out very well, very Bordeaux, at its peak and might be a little too far from Napa for some.
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12/31/2021 - ctmilner wrote: 93 Points
Drank this in a vertical with the 2001 and 2005. They were all good and this was the best of the three.
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10/19/2021 - VAGenius Does not like this wine: 87 Points
Dark cherry and plum nose with mace and allspice... and a strong, distracting Brettanomyces element. Black cherry attack on the palate quickly segues into mocha, sweet berry, chicory, and basil. Black coffee and charred oak start the somewhat bitter finish, adding vanilla, dry plum, and various dried herbal elements. This was a disappointment compared to the 2002, and needed some time for the Brett to calm down enough to even drink it.
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11/4/2020 - Kurtparkinson Likes this wine: 96 Points
Fantastic!! Be sure to open 10-12 hours before drinking, it definitely needs to breathe.
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10/24/2020 - Wine Kat Likes this wine: 91 Points
For those who love French wine, this is the closest I can find. Well aged, but it aged well. Soft fruit and tannins with a hint of earth and mushroom coming through. This is a good time to drink it if you have it!
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12/9/2019 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep dark center, red rim with sings of age.
Sweet, cassis and plums, brambles, smoke, very Bordeaux.
Smooth, fully mature, black olives, significant acidity still, very good sweet fruit finish.
Fully mature, not a great year but this has turned out very well, very Bordeaux, at its peak and might be a little too far from Napa for some.
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