2013 Freemark Abbey Restoration Red

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  3/29/2024 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 92 Points

  While not always my favorite Freemark offering due to the heavy (63%) Merlot component, this bottle was really very good. It likely has something to do with the exceptional vintage but this was singing. Dark cherry, blackberry and leather on the palate. Full bodied and rich. Integrated tannins and a long finish. This will certainly hold for another 5 years and maintain its quality but I don't think it will improve over that time.

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  1/7/2024 - WineCPA wrote: 95 Points

  Drinks beautiful now. Good value here. Lots of bold blackberry along with leather and graphite. Medium-full bodied. Has a good bit of life but probably close to peak. Drink now-2026

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  1/30/2022 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I am not usually a big fan of merlot dominant wines but this was very good and compared nicely to a Spring Mountain cabernet consumed at the same sitting. Medium ruby in color. Blackberry and raspberry on the palate with secondary notes of saddle leather, fig and maybe a bit of clove. Soft, silky tannins and full bodied. I suppose this will last until the early '30's but it is drinking so well now, why wait?

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  3/1/2021 - yaki wrote: 91 Points

  Deep ruby color in the glass with a slightly fading rim. Moderate, woody aromas of plum, black currant, tobacco and mocha. The palate brings fresh blackberry, fig and currant, along with forest floor and sandlewood. Acidity is medium-high, with tannins medium and mostly resolved (although slightly rough). The mid-palate is a bit hollow, likely due to the use of merlot in the blend. Long finish with a slight acidic tang and lingering fruit.

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  12/8/2019 - ZinLifGal wrote: flawed

  Oxidized. Very unusual as this is usually a lovely blend.

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