I think it's unfair to use the excellent (and maybe outlier vintage) 2003 as a point of comparison to this, but this is definitely much weaker. Eye-wateringly alcoholic, the fruit gets lost in the heat here. Ultimately still good value for the price. Won't last too long from here, drink up!
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Clear in the glass with long legs. Red cherry and plum on the nose, oaky and tarry. Bright red fruits, strong seam of acidity and drying tannins on the palate. Clearly from a hot year and heavy on the alcohol. Can’t tell if more aging would mellow the tannis out, or if the fruit would go first. I think the latter sadly. Still tasty with asparagus gnocchi, however weaker than the 03 I tried lately. 88-89
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Very well made, perfectly drinkable now. Round, full, mature, red and black fruit (cherries, kirsch, blackberry), chocolate, some medicinal notes, obviously high alcohol, but good acidity and freshness.
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Dark colored. Smoke, warm dark cherries, old leather, pencil and some forest notes in the nose. Rich and warm on the palate with loads of dark fruits (kirsch). Fresh and attractive. Wonderful silky tannins well integrated.
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7/31/2020 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 88 Points
I think it's unfair to use the excellent (and maybe outlier vintage) 2003 as a point of comparison to this, but this is definitely much weaker. Eye-wateringly alcoholic, the fruit gets lost in the heat here. Ultimately still good value for the price. Won't last too long from here, drink up!
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5/15/2020 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 88 Points
Clear in the glass with long legs. Red cherry and plum on the nose, oaky and tarry. Bright red fruits, strong seam of acidity and drying tannins on the palate. Clearly from a hot year and heavy on the alcohol. Can’t tell if more aging would mellow the tannis out, or if the fruit would go first. I think the latter sadly. Still tasty with asparagus gnocchi, however weaker than the 03 I tried lately. 88-89
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12/6/2013 - svdheijden wrote: 90 Points
Very well made, perfectly drinkable now. Round, full, mature, red and black fruit (cherries, kirsch, blackberry), chocolate, some medicinal notes, obviously high alcohol, but good acidity and freshness.
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10/1/2012 - Ary wrote: 90 Points
Dark colored. Smoke, warm dark cherries, old leather, pencil and some forest notes in the nose. Rich and warm on the palate with loads of dark fruits (kirsch). Fresh and attractive. Wonderful silky tannins well integrated.
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7/10/2012 - fdusonchet wrote: 90 Points
Magnifique cerise noir cuire. Tanin juteux vin souple et agréable!
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