Nez : fruits noirs...mûres, prunes et cerises noirs..., épices / bois, vieux cuir, cèdre...très beau ! Les tannins sont poussiéreux. Souple, ample, texturé, charnu, avec des saveurs de fruits plutôt discrètes. Peu complexe cependant. Finale de longueur moyenne...asséchante. Meilleur après 60 minutes d'air. Boire d'ici 2026 ou plus.
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Floral nose of rose petals, used Venturi aerator to serve after opening. This wine needs some air, and it wasn’t a school night I would pour into a decanter and enjoy with my meal, with dessert, and some sips after. Grippy tannins and up front dryness at first, but rounds out mid way through ending with a short and dry finish. The fruit seems like it wants to come out and play, but is Healdsburg back by herbaceous notes and earth. A little bit of pomegranate eeks through. Had the same bottle a little more than a year ago, and found it better then, however, I feel a little more time would benefit this bottle, and maybe mellow out the tannins a bit. Paired with a gyro dinner.
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Very nice wine, especially for the price. Benefits from a little time to open. Dark cherry, earthiness and a bit of tobacco. Medium + body. Will buy again.
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2/19/2024 - ChateauDutremble Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nez : fruits noirs...mûres, prunes et cerises noirs..., épices / bois, vieux cuir, cèdre...très beau ! Les tannins sont poussiéreux. Souple, ample, texturé, charnu, avec des saveurs de fruits plutôt discrètes. Peu complexe cependant. Finale de longueur moyenne...asséchante. Meilleur après 60 minutes d'air. Boire d'ici 2026 ou plus.
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12/11/2023 - F_&_M wrote: 86 Points
Boring and not interesting. Somewhat thin and weak for rioja. Mrs. M. says soapy.
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11/18/2023 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 90 Points
Reliably good year after year
Don’t even touch until 5 years old
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7/13/2023 - Chill51 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Floral nose of rose petals, used Venturi aerator to serve after opening. This wine needs some air, and it wasn’t a school night I would pour into a decanter and enjoy with my meal, with dessert, and some sips after. Grippy tannins and up front dryness at first, but rounds out mid way through ending with a short and dry finish. The fruit seems like it wants to come out and play, but is Healdsburg back by herbaceous notes and earth. A little bit of pomegranate eeks through. Had the same bottle a little more than a year ago, and found it better then, however, I feel a little more time would benefit this bottle, and maybe mellow out the tannins a bit. Paired with a gyro dinner.
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4/1/2023 - nocowine Likes this wine:
Very nice wine, especially for the price. Benefits from a little time to open. Dark cherry, earthiness and a bit of tobacco. Medium + body. Will buy again.
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