I'm an amateur, but to me this wine still has a few years left on it. On opening, a dark ruby color with a fairly tight nose of dark fruit & spice. 1st taste was pleasant, with plenty of structure, tannin, some fruit, and hints of what was to come. Decanted for about 1.5 hours and drank with grilled beef (the grilled smokey flavor was a little much for the wine). As it evolved over the evening, the tight tannic edges smoothed away, leaving an absolutely silky, chocolate, leather & tobacco pleasure to drink. Plenty of fruit still remaining as we finished it off 3 hours later.
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10/6/2019 - Byrdsteve wrote:
Delicious. Aged better then 2005. Very smooth with velvet finish
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2/17/2019 - cowtownguy wrote: 95 Points
This one was special. Very structured, nice fruit, smooth. Tastes much younger. Very nice on tasting pour even better with 45 minute gentle decant.
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8/20/2015 - condita1@gmail.com wrote:
drank with williams family
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11/22/2014 - alforsd Likes this wine: 91 Points
I'm an amateur, but to me this wine still has a few years left on it. On opening, a dark ruby color with a fairly tight nose of dark fruit & spice. 1st taste was pleasant, with plenty of structure, tannin, some fruit, and hints of what was to come. Decanted for about 1.5 hours and drank with grilled beef (the grilled smokey flavor was a little much for the wine). As it evolved over the evening, the tight tannic edges smoothed away, leaving an absolutely silky, chocolate, leather & tobacco pleasure to drink. Plenty of fruit still remaining as we finished it off 3 hours later.
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10/26/2014 - Dnjhansen wrote: 89 Points
At the end of its life cycle. Only subtle fruit with heavy oak notes left.
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