Did not decant. Nice red/purple color. Nose didn't show much but not corky. Soft and rather mellow with some fruit left. No excess tannin, not hot. Pleasant, pretty basic. Drink now as it's fully matured.
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Another nice effort from Cline. This is dark and opaque in the glass with notes of bluberries and some brett on the nose. Palate is similar. Was an excellent food wine with beef roast and a good value.
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I was standing next to my window and as I poured this wine in the glass and it is a rich burgundy color. I like the interesting aromas of green pepper, black fruit, musty old room smell with some ground corn spread all over. It also smells like dried peach leaves. This wine is full bodied at 14.5% but the fruit contains it well and is somewhat astringent. The attack is somewhat too acidic for me but the mid palate mellows out with some nice boysenberry/blueberry pepper. The finish is green and I was able to taste the fresh blueberry zing and you can feel about two layers of thin tannins. Not bad and did have a European old world taste too it.
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3/22/2010 - Barry Notes wrote: 86 Points
Did not decant. Nice red/purple color. Nose didn't show much but not corky. Soft and rather mellow with some fruit left. No excess tannin, not hot. Pleasant, pretty basic. Drink now as it's fully matured.
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5/15/2009 - pickhardt wrote: 88 Points
My last bottle of two cases. Pleasant and fruity.
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10/19/2008 - BGStahnke wrote: 88 Points
Another nice effort from Cline. This is dark and opaque in the glass with notes of bluberries and some brett on the nose. Palate is similar. Was an excellent food wine with beef roast and a good value.
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7/18/2008 - stayhappy7 wrote: 88 Points
I was standing next to my window and as I poured this wine in the glass and it is a rich burgundy color. I like the interesting aromas of green pepper, black fruit, musty old room smell with some ground corn spread all over. It also smells like dried peach leaves. This wine is full bodied at 14.5% but the fruit contains it well and is somewhat astringent. The attack is somewhat too acidic for me but the mid palate mellows out with some nice boysenberry/blueberry pepper. The finish is green and I was able to taste the fresh blueberry zing and you can feel about two layers of thin tannins. Not bad and did have a European old world taste too it.
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5/30/2008 - pickhardt wrote: 89 Points
Nice fruit, smooth tannins, nice.
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