Color: Medium ruby Prep: One hour in a wide-bottomed decanter, then one hour back in the bottle. Drank over 2+ hours without food. (Note: should've only decanted one hr before drinking.) A: Medium-minus intensity, red fruits (cherry/pomegranate), with flickers of cola, dirt, and funk. P: Medium body, Medium plus acidity, to the dryer side, flavors echoing the aromas, slight glycerin texture, fully resolved/minimal tannins, polished texture. Overall: Enjoyable wine, but one with the minimal fruit impact. It's very pleasing if you like them in a tertiary stage. For most, this is a vintage that probably should be consumed no later than 12 years past vintage, but even at 14 years past it still offers plenty of late-life enjoyment! Nice job TM!
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Good body, medium color, reticent nose of herbs and dark raspberry, ripe plum flavor with a touch of smoke. Second day it turned soft and a bit pruny. End of life for this one.
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Among several disappointments with TM, this one stands out as a durable effort, very ripe but not pruny yet, good concentration and lush plum and dark cherry flavors, a bit of bitter herb on the finish. However, drink soon.
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2/27/2021 - wine247365 wrote:
Color: Medium ruby
Prep: One hour in a wide-bottomed decanter, then one hour back in the bottle. Drank over 2+ hours without food. (Note: should've only decanted one hr before drinking.)
A: Medium-minus intensity, red fruits (cherry/pomegranate), with flickers of cola, dirt, and funk.
P: Medium body, Medium plus acidity, to the dryer side, flavors echoing the aromas, slight glycerin texture, fully resolved/minimal tannins, polished texture.
Overall: Enjoyable wine, but one with the minimal fruit impact. It's very pleasing if you like them in a tertiary stage. For most, this is a vintage that probably should be consumed no later than 12 years past vintage, but even at 14 years past it still offers plenty of late-life enjoyment! Nice job TM!
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6/16/2019 - BoulderWine wrote: 88 Points
A bit thin at this stage but opened up and paired nicely with a seared salmon. Likely on the downside.
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5/15/2017 - winetravlluvr wrote: 80 Points
Turning brown on the edges. Still good nose, and Ok on the fruit, though probably better a year or two ago. Nothing stands out either good or bad
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2/14/2017 - WineAggregate Likes this wine: 89 Points
Good body, medium color, reticent nose of herbs and dark raspberry, ripe plum flavor with a touch of smoke. Second day it turned soft and a bit pruny. End of life for this one.
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11/29/2015 - WineAggregate Likes this wine: 90 Points
Among several disappointments with TM, this one stands out as a durable effort, very ripe but not pruny yet, good concentration and lush plum and dark cherry flavors, a bit of bitter herb on the finish. However, drink soon.
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