Redcurrants, cranberries, a touch of vanilla, some rosehip and cherries on the nose, then an initially stern, lean mouthful of red cherries, which fleshed out well after an hour or so, becoming much more charming, with sweet notes of cranberries before a long, dusty finish. More classical in style than the wines they produce today, full of CC-level finesse and with a very persistent finish.
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Firm, classic, structured, medium/full bodied vintage with more interesting things going on in the nose, with its earthy, spicy, dark, red fruits, thyme and tobacco character. You can drink this now with an hour of decanting or another few years of age, which should remove some of the more stern tannic character.
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7/19/2023 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 91 Points
Redcurrants, cranberries, a touch of vanilla, some rosehip and cherries on the nose, then an initially stern, lean mouthful of red cherries, which fleshed out well after an hour or so, becoming much more charming, with sweet notes of cranberries before a long, dusty finish. More classical in style than the wines they produce today, full of CC-level finesse and with a very persistent finish.
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11/20/2022 - egoya wrote: 88 Points
Still very tannic. Should have waited.
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10/15/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 88 Points
Firm, classic, structured, medium/full bodied vintage with more interesting things going on in the nose, with its earthy, spicy, dark, red fruits, thyme and tobacco character. You can drink this now with an hour of decanting or another few years of age, which should remove some of the more stern tannic character.
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1/27/2016 - CabIsKing wrote: 88 Points
Same as before. Nothing special here.
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2/9/2013 - CabIsKing wrote: 88 Points
Same notes as before. Wish this had a better finish. If it did this would be a steal at 9 bones. But it doesn't. Bummmmer.
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