Open and aromatic, also slightly unclean and wild on the nose - notes of barnyard, smoke and spices. On the palate very nice and well balanced. Good concentration of fruit, nice acidity and structure. Soft, lingering finish. Drink up, but no rush. 90-92
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Still pretty dark though clearly aged at the rim. Brooding but very clean nose (other vintages of this have had serious Brett). Palate reedy to start but filled out to be a little like Bandol meets Bordeaux. Pretty foursquare stylistically and no real tannic bite. Drink sooner I think - I can't see it improving.
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4/17/2021 - JHSP Likes this wine: 90 Points
Heavy dark wine - needs 6-8 hrs of decanting - dry, not too much fruit!
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1/16/2020 - rossi.wine wrote: 91 Points
Open and aromatic, also slightly unclean and wild on the nose - notes of barnyard, smoke and spices. On the palate very nice and well balanced. Good concentration of fruit, nice acidity and structure. Soft, lingering finish. Drink up, but no rush. 90-92
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5/10/2019 - king-bing wrote:
Still pretty dark though clearly aged at the rim. Brooding but very clean nose (other vintages of this have had serious Brett). Palate reedy to start but filled out to be a little like Bandol meets Bordeaux. Pretty foursquare stylistically and no real tannic bite. Drink sooner I think - I can't see it improving.
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11/14/2016 - Christine Beevers wrote: 95 Points
lots of depth, tannins and lovely drinking
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4/23/2015 - BigBoy_Sonoma wrote: 92 Points
Blackberries, cherries, fine tobacco, cedar, minerality, acidity, smokey oak. a-/a
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