Red fruited, floral and enticing on the nose. Juicy for 2003, with again a strong fruit presence and subtle oregano and lavender, and the lightest tannin. Both ripe and delicate.
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Saturated dark red. Bubbling over on both the nose and palate with a multitude of fruit notes, especially prune and plum jam, as well as fainter balsamic, mineral, tobacco, vanilla and lead pencil notes. Rich mouthfeel contributes to the late harvest impression, but this never veers toward an ultrasweet or oxidative direction. Finishes long with delicate tannic grip. Yum!
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Opened up over course of evening, revealing some clove and tobacco on nose, and a unique palate with hints of tar and caramel. Seemed like a mix of cab/nebbiolo/amarone. But, overall, a little overly acidic & imbalanced to merit a higher rating.
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2/12/2013 - tcfishler wrote:
Red fruited, floral and enticing on the nose. Juicy for 2003, with again a strong fruit presence and subtle oregano and lavender, and the lightest tannin. Both ripe and delicate.
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4/24/2007 - tcfishler wrote: 91 Points
Saturated dark red. Bubbling over on both the nose and palate with a multitude of fruit notes, especially prune and plum jam, as well as fainter balsamic, mineral, tobacco, vanilla and lead pencil notes. Rich mouthfeel contributes to the late harvest impression, but this never veers toward an ultrasweet or oxidative direction. Finishes long with delicate tannic grip. Yum!
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4/20/2007 - pgb67 wrote: 88 Points
Opened up over course of evening, revealing some clove and tobacco on nose, and a unique palate with hints of tar and caramel. Seemed like a mix of cab/nebbiolo/amarone. But, overall, a little overly acidic & imbalanced to merit a higher rating.
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