I may have waited a year or so too long. I've had this wine in the past and it has unique components. Always a solid minerality and iron notes...deep, dark fruits that are compacted. My notes from earlier tasting had a bit more extraction and the effect was more impressive. I will let this air out a bit, though it's been uncorked for a couple of hours now...it may reveal more with a second night tasting.....a bit more black cherry the second night to add to my first night impressions. Last mouthful was full of sediment so down the drain it went. Solid 90. I may have said this in a previous rating but I have to get back with this club...it's such a tiny producer but so unique.
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Some time in the cellar really did this wine some good. Well integrated, complex, and pretty well balanced. This wine paired wonderfully with tri-tip and pizza.
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Raspberry, blueberry, licorice, earth and leather on the nose. Blueberry and raspberry dominate through the mid-palate. Licorice, leather and more dark fruit on the long finish. Well-made with nice balance as it is both big yet not overpowering.
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Loads of pepper up front that's backed by blackberry and herbs. Less tannic and more approachable than the '05. Nice ripeness that doesn't overshadow the nuances. Decant. Drink now-2012. 87 pts.
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3/19/2015 - tonepad wrote: 90 Points
I may have waited a year or so too long. I've had this wine in the past and it has unique components. Always a solid minerality and iron notes...deep, dark fruits that are compacted. My notes from earlier tasting had a bit more extraction and the effect was more impressive. I will let this air out a bit, though it's been uncorked for a couple of hours now...it may reveal more with a second night tasting.....a bit more black cherry the second night to add to my first night impressions. Last mouthful was full of sediment so down the drain it went. Solid 90. I may have said this in a previous rating but I have to get back with this club...it's such a tiny producer but so unique.
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5/8/2011 - Central Coast Wino wrote: 90 Points
Some time in the cellar really did this wine some good. Well integrated, complex, and pretty well balanced. This wine paired wonderfully with tri-tip and pizza.
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4/9/2010 - billyg wrote: 90 Points
Raspberry, blueberry, licorice, earth and leather on the nose. Blueberry and raspberry dominate through the mid-palate. Licorice, leather and more dark fruit on the long finish. Well-made with nice balance as it is both big yet not overpowering.
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11/13/2009 - hello555 wrote: 80 Points
Very good and very peppery
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2/8/2008 - riccodog13 wrote: 87 Points
Loads of pepper up front that's backed by blackberry and herbs. Less tannic and more approachable than the '05. Nice ripeness that doesn't overshadow the nuances. Decant. Drink now-2012. 87 pts.
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