Consumed blind I would sworn black and blue this was warm climate cabernet. Sweet fruited nose with obvious blackberry and a nice dusty note. Sweet again to taste and this time the blackberry is less obvious but still the defining flavour characteristic. Some acid running through the palate but fairly low key. Tough to pick any oak. Finishes slightly bitter with a faint pong. Clearly got much better over the course of the evening as the sweet fruit became much better integrated.
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11/12/2011 - MindMuse wrote: 85 Points
Plump velvety vanilla, blueberry, chocolate. Heavy fruit and American oak, but not bad.
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9/26/2009 - SpiSan wrote: 87 Points
nice fruit, soft tannins, a little spicy after taste, went well with BBQ chicken, good value
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2/25/2009 - billyg wrote: 86 Points
Blackberry and green pepper on the nose. Blueberry and blackberry followed by green pepper. Licorice and cedar on the finish.
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8/18/2008 - billyg wrote: 84 Points
Blackberry and toasty oak nose. Lots of blackberry upfront. Not much in the mid-palate. Oaky finish with cedar and leather. Simple yet somehow tasty.
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6/7/2008 - StewartWent wrote: 84 Points
Consumed blind I would sworn black and blue this was warm climate cabernet. Sweet fruited nose with obvious blackberry and a nice dusty note. Sweet again to taste and this time the blackberry is less obvious but still the defining flavour characteristic. Some acid running through the palate but fairly low key. Tough to pick any oak. Finishes slightly bitter with a faint pong. Clearly got much better over the course of the evening as the sweet fruit became much better integrated.
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