Ruby with touch of garnet edges. Leather, wood, blackcurrant, raspberry, redcurrant & earth. Unfurled further with some more stewed red fruit and a touch gamey. Fair bit of body, strong acidity and fine (but plenty) tannins. Amazing treat from an impulse buy earlier in the year. Lots of fruit still under the tertiary flavours and plenty of structure suggest plenty of life still there.
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Much better than the previous bottle, this was rockin'! Luscious fruits, silky, earthy, ripe, soft fruits and a finish that lingers with its blend of plums, rocks, stones, tobacco and herbs. At the perfect level of maturity, if you can find a bottle, grab it!
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Smoky dark cherries, licorice, earth, tobacco and plum characteristics, medium/full bodied, soft, and gently fading, the wine shows the charm of its age, while still providing pleasure. No decanting needed, just pop and pour. This is not a wine for further aging.
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Garnet with a brown rim. Woody nose, cedar and tobacco with a hint of blackcurrant fruit. Good acidity with well integrated tannins. The fruit has nearly all gone, a hint of cherry; earthy flavours dominated by cedar, pencil shavings and smoky tobacco on the finish.
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1/4/2022 - JonathanFlavell Likes this wine:
Ruby with touch of garnet edges. Leather, wood, blackcurrant, raspberry, redcurrant & earth. Unfurled further with some more stewed red fruit and a touch gamey. Fair bit of body, strong acidity and fine (but plenty) tannins. Amazing treat from an impulse buy earlier in the year. Lots of fruit still under the tertiary flavours and plenty of structure suggest plenty of life still there.
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4/8/2019 - j45 wrote:
Complete. Delicious. Just fantastic.
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10/10/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Much better than the previous bottle, this was rockin'! Luscious fruits, silky, earthy, ripe, soft fruits and a finish that lingers with its blend of plums, rocks, stones, tobacco and herbs. At the perfect level of maturity, if you can find a bottle, grab it!
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3/26/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 90 Points
Smoky dark cherries, licorice, earth, tobacco and plum characteristics, medium/full bodied, soft, and gently fading, the wine shows the charm of its age, while still providing pleasure. No decanting needed, just pop and pour. This is not a wine for further aging.
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8/1/2009 - Biggsy wrote: 87 Points
Garnet with a brown rim. Woody nose, cedar and tobacco with a hint of blackcurrant fruit. Good acidity with well integrated tannins. The fruit has nearly all gone, a hint of cherry; earthy flavours dominated by cedar, pencil shavings and smoky tobacco on the finish.
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