2004 Sean Thackrey Orion Rossi Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  11/19/2023 - PVJC Likes this wine: 96 Points

  From magnum. Opened a couple hours ahead but didn't decant. Excellent with short ribs. I think this was drinking better than the last bottle of this we had almost 4 years ago.

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  11/13/2021 - jonnyoro wrote: 97 Points

  We last had this wine in 2016… and honestly, it’s just starting to enter a real drinking window. Still primordial in color, the fruit, tannins, and acid are integrating nicely. Yes there is a slight eucalyptus note on the nose but with air, not really detectable in the flavors- if anything a very slight menthol note on the finish. This is a bold wine with great notes of cherry, blueberry, some floral characteristics, nectarine and tar- not monolithic, it’s very complex… concentrated with real texture, this will go on forever (like the finish).

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  7/30/2020 - IJC Likes this wine:

  Outstanding.
  
  From the moment the cork came out (pristine, with the thinnest edge of dark stain at the tip), the wine announced itself, concentrated notes of violet, dark cherry, blackberry, and yes, the infamous eucalyptus above it all, in a higher register.
  Such an intensity of flavors, and yet, all in harmony, each supporting the other, and each seemingly stepping to the fore for a few bars of solo, then back into the ensemble. The tannins, so beautifully integrated, giving just the right tart, acidic balance.
  Served at cellar temperature, directly from the bottle, without decanting - perfection.
  There may be plenty of life left in other bottles, but one would not do wrong to drink this now.
  
  Rated +3 on a scale of -1 to +3.

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  2/8/2020 - PVJC Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Decanted 2 hours. Very good, paired well with pot roast. No sense that it will get any better with time, nor that it's fading. Not as big/weighty as I recalled, maybe has mellowed a bit with age ... well-rounded & full on the palate, medium to medium+ body. Telltale Eucalypus definitely noticeable but not too much.

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  12/31/2017 - Night Train Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Only has another ten years or so of useful life ahead of it. Needs to breathe a good two or three hours (or decant). Stunningly complex - I won't even try to list all the stuff I detected on the nose and on the palate. However (and it pains me to say this), it's more interesting and thought provoking than it is enjoyable.

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