2005 Betz Family Le Parrain

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  3/17/2022 - WST Likes this wine:

  My first taste of this since 2013. It's still a bit of a dense beast, but a nice drink. Cassis, plum and some of the strongest licorice notes I've encountered in any wine. While it insulted Marybeth's sense of subtlety, it's a great wine in this generous genre.

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  2/3/2022 - Eric wrote: 91 Points

  Bright, raspberry, lifted aromatics move to a surprisingly light palate with loads of very bright cherry, hints of tobacco, and light minerality on a suave and fully resolved finish. This wine was such a massive blockbuster its youth, that I am quite surprised at how much weight it has shed and how resolved it is at age 17. I would now describe it as "pretty" but maybe a little disappointing given the intensity and concentration of its youth.

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  1/1/2022 - ron m wrote:

  Drinking great. Nice mellow nose showing meat blood cassis and blackberry. Very polished on the palate, extremely well balanced, expands beautifully with real lingering power. At its peak but no rush at all. Excellent.

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  7/31/2020 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nose of spice, black cherry, chocolate, dusty earth, and blueberry, on the palate, big body, mouth fillimg fruit, lovely, but not my style, mefium/long finish. Photo uploaded.

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  5/31/2020 - hiker_guy Likes this wine:

  Nose on the pop and pour had me excited. Nicely complex, with dark fruit, hints of spice, liquorish, and a constant evolution of notes every time I smell it.
  
  Palate is rich, dark, hints of spice, chocolate and interesting enough to make you want more.
  
  Long finish that leaves you wanting more.
  
  Would buy again.

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