Highly intense masculine nose of earth. barnyard, vanilla spice, and dark berries. Med ruby going garnet. Palate: med + intense flavors consistent w nose. med/m)+ smooth tannins. med body and masculine. Good balance between primary, secondary and tertiary elements. The wine is in a good place.
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Decanted for around 2 hours. Medium deep ruby color. Nose of luxardo cherries, raspberries, some sweet baking spice/oak notes, violet, and a touch of something meaty/smoky lingering in the background. The palate is mostly driven by primary red fruit flavors at this point along with some oak. Medium+ acidity, medium tannin and body. Very smooth mouthfeel. Plenty of structure and room for further development. Will hold my second bottle for another 3-5 years easy.
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Nose: M+ intensity ripe dark red fruits, cherry, earth/ forest floor, vanilla raspberry. maybe some chocolate.
Palate: dry, m+ acid, m smooth tannins, chewy mouthfeel. m alcohol, m+ body, m+ intensity, m+finish. Flavors of tart and ripe cherry, cherry cough medicine, raspberry, vanilla, toasted wood, slight spiciness.
Overall: Very Good, fruit is nicely concentrated and balanced by a refreshing acid and alcohol gives a nice warming and filling mouthfeel, but not too much. This can improve further in bottle-- am looking for additional tertiary complexity, it's a bit primary at the moment.
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5/13/2023 - Mondarin Likes this wine: 92 Points
Highly intense masculine nose of earth. barnyard, vanilla spice, and dark berries.
Med ruby going garnet.
Palate: med + intense flavors consistent w nose. med/m)+ smooth tannins. med body and masculine. Good balance between primary, secondary and tertiary elements. The wine is in a good place.
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5/12/2023 - Halfeel Likes this wine: 93 Points
In a good window.
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3/19/2023 - Rich S Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for around 2 hours. Medium deep ruby color. Nose of luxardo cherries, raspberries, some sweet baking spice/oak notes, violet, and a touch of something meaty/smoky lingering in the background. The palate is mostly driven by primary red fruit flavors at this point along with some oak. Medium+ acidity, medium tannin and body. Very smooth mouthfeel. Plenty of structure and room for further development. Will hold my second bottle for another 3-5 years easy.
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11/25/2022 - Sean Tay wrote: 92 Points
Drank from double magnum. Still fresh and youthful. Medium nose intensity with notes of red cherry, strawberry. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin.
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4/30/2020 - Mondarin wrote: 90 Points
Med ruby with a deep core.
Nose: M+ intensity ripe dark red fruits, cherry, earth/ forest floor, vanilla raspberry. maybe some chocolate.
Palate: dry, m+ acid, m smooth tannins, chewy mouthfeel. m alcohol, m+ body, m+ intensity, m+finish. Flavors of tart and ripe cherry, cherry cough medicine, raspberry, vanilla, toasted wood, slight spiciness.
Overall: Very Good, fruit is nicely concentrated and balanced by a refreshing acid and alcohol gives a nice warming and filling mouthfeel, but not too much. This can improve further in bottle-- am looking for additional tertiary complexity, it's a bit primary at the moment.
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