Cellared wonderfully. I used a vinturi to get the wine to open stong. It still had some tannins. The wine is a merlot base (which I enjoy). The wine was a bit boring. Nothing special to speak of. I remember buying years ago thinking this was something special. It was enjoyable. Drink when you want, but this is not "that" special wine.
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Unsure about this bottle. Probably in a "dumb" phase because it was very restrained.
C- Deep purple/violet N- minimal even after decanting 1-2 hours early. Dark berries and jam. T- Medium to full-bodied, 2-3+ tannins with a slight bitterness that dissipated as the evening progressed. Fruity to the point of jamminess throwing it out of balance. Not a good value at this juncture.
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Dark black color. A bit of alcohol over black currant & raw oak spice on the nose. Sweet entry of black currant with unabsorbed oak phenolics. Great acidity on the finish, but not enouth fruit to balance it out. A big CA wine gone astray.
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5/17/2020 - jdelalamo Likes this wine: 91 Points
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5/23/2015 - soneill104 wrote: 92 Points
Holding up very well. Smooth integrated tannins with long finish.
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11/17/2012 - fairwaywalker wrote: 89 Points
Cellared wonderfully. I used a vinturi to get the wine to open stong. It still had some tannins. The wine is a merlot base (which I enjoy). The wine was a bit boring. Nothing special to speak of. I remember buying years ago thinking this was something special. It was enjoyable. Drink when you want, but this is not "that" special wine.
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11/11/2010 - VinoMax wrote: 88 Points
Unsure about this bottle. Probably in a "dumb" phase because it was very restrained.
C- Deep purple/violet N- minimal even after decanting 1-2 hours early. Dark berries and jam. T- Medium to full-bodied, 2-3+ tannins with a slight bitterness that dissipated as the evening progressed. Fruity to the point of jamminess throwing it out of balance. Not a good value at this juncture.
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4/20/2010 - ed-d wrote: 82 Points
Dark black color. A bit of alcohol over black currant & raw oak spice on the nose. Sweet entry of black currant with unabsorbed oak phenolics. Great acidity on the finish, but not enouth fruit to balance it out. A big CA wine gone astray.
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