importer bankruptcy closeout purchase. Bottle was in excellent condition. Typical cab nose, cedar, hint of mint. definitely new world, but restrained, which may be the benefit of its age. Lively acidity, red fruit, luscious and velvety with a long finish of bitter chocolate. Unfortunately, after a promising start, the bitter chocolate flavor began to dominate the wine after about an hour, and the wine actually became disjointed.
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Very dark purple color. Nose of wood, tar, bramble, menthol. Pallet a bit woody, but lots of heavy fruit, viscosity and smoothness that makes it pleasant on the pallet.
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Started drinking like a nicely aged CA Cab. Then after an hour or so, started to fall apart and get harsh. The wine finally started to show some grace and elegance, but doesn't have the backbone to last much furher. Drink remaining bottles soon.
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Dark red, little if any browning. Nose of a little lead pencil, tar, some fruit. Somewhat astringent. Pallet showed lead pencil, bordeaux-like. Thought it might be closed, so decanted. It evolved and opened a little, but nothing special. Perhaps got a bit stemmy.
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Black as ink. Super dark nose and pallet as well. Tar, tobacco, some leather and earth. Closed to start, opened a bit as it aired out. Still holding its own.
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2/6/2010 - jpdel wrote: 84 Points
importer bankruptcy closeout purchase. Bottle was in excellent condition. Typical cab nose, cedar, hint of mint. definitely new world, but restrained, which may be the benefit of its age. Lively acidity, red fruit, luscious and velvety with a long finish of bitter chocolate. Unfortunately, after a promising start, the bitter chocolate flavor began to dominate the wine after about an hour, and the wine actually became disjointed.
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4/18/2009 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 92 Points
Very dark purple color. Nose of wood, tar, bramble, menthol. Pallet a bit woody, but lots of heavy fruit, viscosity and smoothness that makes it pleasant on the pallet.
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9/12/2008 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Started drinking like a nicely aged CA Cab. Then after an hour or so, started to fall apart and get harsh. The wine finally started to show some grace and elegance, but doesn't have the backbone to last much furher. Drink remaining bottles soon.
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4/12/2008 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
Dark red, little if any browning. Nose of a little lead pencil, tar, some fruit. Somewhat astringent. Pallet showed lead pencil, bordeaux-like. Thought it might be closed, so decanted. It evolved and opened a little, but nothing special. Perhaps got a bit stemmy.
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8/9/2007 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Black as ink. Super dark nose and pallet as well. Tar, tobacco, some leather and earth. Closed to start, opened a bit as it aired out. Still holding its own.
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