- Violet color. It's somewhat balanced with a light body. Flabby texture with a medium finish - Simply too sweet to be dark with anything but a sweet sauce, perhaps a Thai curry, spare ribs, honey glaze. In all other regards it is terrific, the tannins have gone, making it soft to the point of saggy. May be well past it's best despite ideal cellaring. Sweetness dominates and makes one recoil.
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Nose of black & blue berries and a bit of black pepper. Tasting brings dark, pure, almost jammy fruit in a great full mouthfeel. Good body. Peppery spices are present too. Finish falls a bit short, but everything else is great.
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3/11/2013 - Too much practice. wrote: 74 Points
Fine with chocolate. Undrinkable without.
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8/13/2012 - Too much practice. wrote: 82 Points
Soft, fruity, some sweetness, made it quaffable with chocolate.
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7/16/2012 - Too much practice. wrote: 81 Points
- Violet color. It's somewhat balanced with a light body. Flabby texture with a medium finish - Simply too sweet to be dark with anything but a sweet sauce, perhaps a Thai curry, spare ribs, honey glaze. In all other regards it is terrific, the tannins have gone, making it soft to the point of saggy. May be well past it's best despite ideal cellaring. Sweetness dominates and makes one recoil.
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2/28/2010 - cobbpa Likes this wine: 84 Points
Nose of black & blue berries and a bit of black pepper. Tasting brings dark, pure, almost jammy fruit in a great full mouthfeel. Good body. Peppery spices are present too. Finish falls a bit short, but everything else is great.
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8/29/2008 - Norwegian wrote: 88 Points
Brilliant! Intense flavors, long finish good body.
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