Delicious and satisfying. Great with food and smooth enough to have on either end of dinner, depending on the want. Deftly balanced, smooth texture and mouth feel throughout. Moderate in length. Very nice nose of cherries, light sweet oak, and white flowers, freshness and cassis on the attack, middle of black cherry and a bit creamy merlot grape, transitioning to plum and ripe cassis on the finish.
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Really nice structure and mouthfeel. Tannins are still there, but balanced. Nose and palate of blackberry and cedar. A very smooth wine without decanting.
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The red wine from Aldin (Karl Lawrence) represents one of the best values in Napa Valley. A right-on-the-money profile of rich raspberry and currant with enticing flavors from a midsummer garden and cedar backbone. Not tannic, not overbearing, it just delivers an excellent bottle of wine and in a complex vintage like 2005 it can't be beat at the price. Note that this wine shows its best right out of the bottle and doesn't need an extended decant... it tends to turn dusty with a lot of air and after open for a while.
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5/21/2011 - KenYz wrote: 92 Points
Delicious and satisfying. Great with food and smooth enough to have on either end of dinner, depending on the want. Deftly balanced, smooth texture and mouth feel throughout. Moderate in length. Very nice nose of cherries, light sweet oak, and white flowers, freshness and cassis on the attack, middle of black cherry and a bit creamy merlot grape, transitioning to plum and ripe cassis on the finish.
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9/16/2010 - balkmr@hotmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Really nice structure and mouthfeel. Tannins are still there, but balanced. Nose and palate of blackberry and cedar. A very smooth wine without decanting.
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8/22/2010 - CobraKahn wrote: 89 Points
Very nice blend for the price.
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2/26/2010 - jts_brown wrote: 92 Points
this was bursting at the seams with blackberry flavors. really smooth tannins. great mouthfeel. it totally had the 'yum' factor working!
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9/4/2009 - babnik wrote: 87 Points
The red wine from Aldin (Karl Lawrence) represents one of the best values in Napa Valley. A right-on-the-money profile of rich raspberry and currant with enticing flavors from a midsummer garden and cedar backbone. Not tannic, not overbearing, it just delivers an excellent bottle of wine and in a complex vintage like 2005 it can't be beat at the price. Note that this wine shows its best right out of the bottle and doesn't need an extended decant... it tends to turn dusty with a lot of air and after open for a while.
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