Thoroughly enjoyed this. Impressive life with this amount of age on it, and still with the acid and tannins that could go a touch longer (though doesn't need to). Aromas of mainly tertiary aromas, old leather, coffee, tobacco, blueberry, black pepper. Palate is much more fruit-forward - blackberry, red plum, with some of the old leather, cocoa notes as well. Really nice complexity here, tannins still very much present but well integrated. Developed nicely over ~3 hours with the fruit becoming more prominent in the later glasses.
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Really enjoyed the ‘06. This one not so much. Bitter and astringent on opening so gave it a day. Time and oxygen softened some of the bitterness, but depth of the ‘06 lacking here. Thinner with abrupt finish.
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2/28/2024 - Jake112380 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Agree with MikeP’s note, although I picked up a bit more fruit aroma than him. Really surprised at how vibrant this wine was after so many years.
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2/15/2024 - Aparritz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still young and fresh. Very much alive.
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2/14/2024 - MikePass44 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Impressive life with this amount of age on it, and still with the acid and tannins that could go a touch longer (though doesn't need to). Aromas of mainly tertiary aromas, old leather, coffee, tobacco, blueberry, black pepper. Palate is much more fruit-forward - blackberry, red plum, with some of the old leather, cocoa notes as well. Really nice complexity here, tannins still very much present but well integrated. Developed nicely over ~3 hours with the fruit becoming more prominent in the later glasses.
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7/25/2023 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 90 Points
Tasted again with consistent notes. Very nice.
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6/24/2023 - elevwine wrote: 87 Points
Really enjoyed the ‘06. This one not so much. Bitter and astringent on opening so gave it a day. Time and oxygen softened some of the bitterness, but depth of the ‘06 lacking here. Thinner with abrupt finish.
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