(Blind tasting) Medium-fullish nose. Very mature. Slightly oxidized. Dried cherry, walnuts and Oloroso-like burnt sugar notes. Fullish, still tannic. But very mature aromas. Leather, nuts, dark chocolate. Almost over the hill. Makes an old-school impression. But that could be due to the cellaring, which this particular bottle had not lived through. Other bottles could be better.
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Sampled from a pristinely-cellared bottle that had been double-decanted and allowed significant time to aerate, this deep garnet wine is clearly in its "sweet spot." With up-front floral notes of lavender, it delivers a package of red currants, bitter plums, dried herbs, tobacco and exotic spices. Medium-to-full-bodied, freshly acidic, seamlessly alcoholic (14%) and with nicely integrated oak, it flexes a bit of tannic grip on the mid-palate and lengthy finish. At this point the wine's fruit/tannin/acid components are all in harmony. For well-cellared bottles, this should remain the case over the next five years. Drink now-2025.
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4/16/2022 - SteelerFan wrote: 92 Points
Excellent. Mature but still energetic. Complex and long.
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12/26/2021 - levicn Likes this wine: 92 Points
开瓶即饮,淡宝石红色,闻香有一些挥发性酸,月季花和玫瑰花的香气,李子的果香,一些焦油和烟熏味,入口酸度高,单宁细腻,酒液很咸,矿物感清晰,口中香气不明显,需要醒酒。瓶醒两小时,入口是李子的果香,月季和玫瑰花香气,辛香料感,香气很冲,有些呛口,刺激感,后段回甘,余味红果和香草奶油,玫瑰花香,口中长留,巴罗洛漂亮的香气开始展现。回塞十个小时,香气浓郁,李子和樱桃的果香,玫瑰和紫罗兰的花香,淡淡肉味,泥土气息,橡木桶的烘烤和一些甜香料味,入口酸度高,酒液咸鲜,收口微甜,单宁紧致,颗粒细腻,法桶影响很明显,红酸果香,紫罗兰香气,明显的烤面包和可可的香味,后段辛辣,焦油的气息,有轻微酒精感,余味是草莓和香草奶油,香气持久。透过明显的法桶味能感受到内比奥罗强壮的一面。第二天再喝,酒的表现变得平和很多,一下退去了前一天的火气,法桶的影响在减弱,内比奥罗也不再那么张牙舞爪,二者终于融合得更好了,咸鲜甜美的酒液是李子、山楂、玫瑰花香混合着香草奶油,酒仿佛又达到了一个新的平衡。
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6/5/2021 - Argrath wrote: 87 Points
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Medium-fullish nose. Very mature. Slightly oxidized. Dried cherry, walnuts and Oloroso-like burnt sugar notes.
Fullish, still tannic. But very mature aromas. Leather, nuts, dark chocolate. Almost over the hill. Makes an old-school impression. But that could be due to the cellaring, which this particular bottle had not lived through. Other bottles could be better.
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3/27/2021 - Shapnyc wrote: 90 Points
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6/18/2020 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 92 Points
Sampled from a pristinely-cellared bottle that had been double-decanted and allowed significant time to aerate, this deep garnet wine is clearly in its "sweet spot." With up-front floral notes of lavender, it delivers a package of red currants, bitter plums, dried herbs, tobacco and exotic spices. Medium-to-full-bodied, freshly acidic, seamlessly alcoholic (14%) and with nicely integrated oak, it flexes a bit of tannic grip on the mid-palate and lengthy finish. At this point the wine's fruit/tannin/acid components are all in harmony. For well-cellared bottles, this should remain the case over the next five years. Drink now-2025.
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