Superb umami and freshness after two days. Meaty, vanilla, dried hawthorn, lush jungle fruit, gamey, strawberry, cassis, inky, lightly earthy, so delicious. Not sharp but edgy acidity that keeps the wine entirely interesting for the blend. 94
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good but felt like it was a tiny bit closed down... still lovely with darker fruit and a hint of umami, purplish fruit and decent acidity, with a little smoke in the background (but the syrah came through so with real fruit depth, ie not all / mostly smoke)... would think these bottles (I have 9 more) will do better in the late 20's / early or mid 30's
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4/11/2024 - hprphf Likes this wine: 94 Points
Superb umami and freshness after two days. Meaty, vanilla, dried hawthorn, lush jungle fruit, gamey, strawberry, cassis, inky, lightly earthy, so delicious. Not sharp but edgy acidity that keeps the wine entirely interesting for the blend. 94
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4/8/2024 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 93 Points
good but felt like it was a tiny bit closed down... still lovely with darker fruit and a hint of umami, purplish fruit and decent acidity, with a little smoke in the background (but the syrah came through so with real fruit depth, ie not all / mostly smoke)... would think these bottles (I have 9 more) will do better in the late 20's / early or mid 30's
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1/27/2024 - MasterWis Likes this wine: 94 Points
Super smooth and velvety. Great texture.
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7/25/2023 - Decanting Queen wrote:
Similar to my previous note in 3/23. This time even more black pepper than before. Good but kind of a waste to drink now, needs more cellar time.
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6/5/2023 - burg++23 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really need lots of air. Shows a floral sweetness towards the end of a 3 hour dinner.
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