Poured into a decanter about two hours prior to dinner. There was some decent sediment so I left the last ounce or so in the bottle. In the glass, the 2018 pours a deep ruby with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, this is absolutely gorgeous with heady notes of fresh ripe blackberries, black cherries, pomegranate molasses, tobacco, black pepper, some dry earth and beautiful integrated baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Beautifully balanced. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and has a satisfying melange of fruit and spice. This is fabulous with some air right now but I expect it will age beautifully through 2038.
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2/25/2024 - thesternowl wrote: 93 Points
Poured into a decanter about two hours prior to dinner. There was some decent sediment so I left the last ounce or so in the bottle. In the glass, the 2018 pours a deep ruby with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, this is absolutely gorgeous with heady notes of fresh ripe blackberries, black cherries, pomegranate molasses, tobacco, black pepper, some dry earth and beautiful integrated baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Beautifully balanced. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and has a satisfying melange of fruit and spice. This is fabulous with some air right now but I expect it will age beautifully through 2038.
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2/8/2024 - Jth3 wrote:
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1/27/2024 - jamokebob Likes this wine: 91 Points
Just hamburgers and wine. Very gooood.
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1/12/2024 - PVJC Likes this wine: 93 Points
Another great bottle. The 2018s are consistently really good and the best recent vintage, too bad I don't have many left.
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1/2/2024 - wabi47 wrote: 90 Points
a hint of funk to start; plenty of stuffing, and evolving over three nights, but never quite came together; time will likely help.
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