This is a wonderful wine that is still drinking well 19 years later. Rich and earthy, with complex herb, currant, sage and cedar oak notes that come together nicely finishing with a nice long aftertaste on the palate. I would say it still had a few years left. The most difficult issue was the cork despite decent storage on it's side had a very dry cork that required decanting through my mesh strainer but still tasted wonderful with a nice NY Strip Steak Dinner.
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1/15/2022 - SadEdjo Likes this wine: 91 Points
pristine cork; still impenetrably dark colour; nicely resolved, polished cassis, dark fruit; definitely not bombastic; probably at/past peak
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7/10/2021 - lxbrtsch Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still tastes good, even beyond the recommended consumption date. Oaky notes with balanced tannins.
Cork was dry, crumbling even with an ah-so.
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10/19/2020 - mfriedman12 wrote: 92 Points
Still going strong.
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4/19/2020 - VinoLiddle Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wonderful
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4/29/2016 - macliii Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a wonderful wine that is still drinking well 19 years later. Rich and earthy, with complex herb, currant, sage and cedar oak notes that come together nicely finishing with a nice long aftertaste on the palate. I would say it still had a few years left. The most difficult issue was the cork despite decent storage on it's side had a very dry cork that required decanting through my mesh strainer but still tasted wonderful with a nice NY Strip Steak Dinner.
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