A nose of peppery, black plummy fruits. Big and smooth, but light on its feet. Surprising balance. The tannins are firm, but soft. A dash of acidity keeps the fruit from being jammy. The fruit is dark and brooding with a pleasant vein of black pepper running through. A long, long spicy finish. Was pleasantly surprised at how drinkable and enjoyable this wine was.
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last bottle. Brought to a party where most of the wines were your yellow tail variety. I rarely drink that sort of wine, so this shined so nicely and vibrantly against those. This is a solid qpr, and the last 3 vintages I've had have all been good. (05-03)
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Pop and pour. Color is a dark purpl. The taste at first is muted and flat. Then it becomes very fruity, in a good way and has minerals and spice with some pepper on the finish. Mid palate a bit flat and velvety. Still decent, but not as good as 04.q
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12/24/2010 - Beavis77 wrote:
A nose of peppery, black plummy fruits.
Big and smooth, but light on its feet. Surprising balance. The tannins are firm, but soft. A dash of acidity keeps the fruit from being jammy. The fruit is dark and brooding with a pleasant vein of black pepper running through. A long, long spicy finish.
Was pleasantly surprised at how drinkable and enjoyable this wine was.
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11/23/2010 - lolo66 wrote: 89 Points
last bottle. Brought to a party where most of the wines were your yellow tail variety. I rarely drink that sort of wine, so this shined so nicely and vibrantly against those. This is a solid qpr, and the last 3 vintages I've had have all been good. (05-03)
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9/28/2010 - lolo66 wrote: 88 Points
Pop and pour. Color is a dark purpl. The taste at first is muted and flat. Then it becomes very fruity, in a good way and has minerals and spice with some pepper on the finish. Mid palate a bit flat and velvety. Still decent, but not as good as 04.q
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2/5/2010 - lolo66 wrote: 90 Points
blueberry, dark fruit sugar pie on nose. acid level quite nice (this is what I like about this wine), making it drink quite nice
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1/8/2010 - pricseno wrote: 75 Points
Rather harsh; not a good finish; had much better from this winery. Re-corked and will use for cooking.
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