Long, dense single piece cork, 20% saturation. No sign of seepage. Light sediment,light sieving will suffice.
Dark ruby, with translucent meniscus. N: oregano and cherry. P: savoury, smooth, big flavours of blackberries and dried herbs. Long finish, moreish. 12m in oak, 7m bottle age. Drinking around its peak maturity, methinks. Secondary development, veering towards tertiary.
Drink or hold to 2025, currently on a very gentle downward slope. 14% abv
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Big and bold and round. Lots of flower on the nose and on the palate. Inky blue-red with an edge of brick; some sediment at the last portion of the bottle. Underlying flavors of mixed fruits. Drinking nicely at this point. Had with a red sauce pasta with shiitaki mushrooms and Italian sausage and it held its own with the food as well as tasted great on its own!
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Gently modernist, with deep, ripe and sweet red plums in the foreground and blackberries in the background. Again gentle is the word to describe the palate, which features a nice but arguably oaky inner mouth perfume. Quality stuff, but not showing much more than a fruity character right now. Grows in sweetness with air, to the point where it's a bit too much for food.
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11/18/2020 - Tony Molester Likes this wine:
Long, dense single piece cork, 20% saturation. No sign of seepage.
Light sediment,light sieving will suffice.
Dark ruby, with translucent meniscus.
N: oregano and cherry.
P: savoury, smooth, big flavours of blackberries and dried herbs. Long finish, moreish.
12m in oak, 7m bottle age.
Drinking around its peak maturity, methinks.
Secondary development, veering towards tertiary.
Drink or hold to 2025, currently on a very gentle downward slope.
14% abv
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9/14/2011 - wtianseter wrote: 91 Points
Big and bold and round. Lots of flower on the nose and on the palate. Inky blue-red with an edge of brick; some sediment at the last portion of the bottle. Underlying flavors of mixed fruits. Drinking nicely at this point. Had with a red sauce pasta with shiitaki mushrooms and Italian sausage and it held its own with the food as well as tasted great on its own!
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2/17/2009 - tcfishler wrote:
Gently modernist, with deep, ripe and sweet red plums in the foreground and blackberries in the background. Again gentle is the word to describe the palate, which features a nice but arguably oaky inner mouth perfume. Quality stuff, but not showing much more than a fruity character right now. Grows in sweetness with air, to the point where it's a bit too much for food.
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