I was worried that it was past its prime, but this wine was delicious. Deep, and dark, and lots of sediment as others described, but this opened quickly and was delicious. Primary aromas of blackberry and dark fruit initially right out of the bottle, but after a short time converted to secondary aromas of oak, spice, coffee, orange zest, tobacco, leather, and earth. T'was lovely .
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A bit of funk on opening, but blossomed over a couple of hours. Plenty of fruit and tannins to go much further. Drinking a bit awkwardly at the moment, where I think it is between primary and secondary flavors. I've got a bottle left, and I'll let it sit a few more years to hopefully move past it's current odd state.
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9/30/2017 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 91 Points
Still drinking well. Opened up nicely over an hour. Secondary notes of tobacco, dried berries, chalky tannins.
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8/3/2016 - WineMolly wrote: 91 Points
I was worried that it was past its prime, but this wine was delicious. Deep, and dark, and lots of sediment as others described, but this opened quickly and was delicious. Primary aromas of blackberry and dark fruit initially right out of the bottle, but after a short time converted to secondary aromas of oak, spice, coffee, orange zest, tobacco, leather, and earth. T'was lovely .
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11/2/2014 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 90 Points
A bit of funk on opening, but blossomed over a couple of hours. Plenty of fruit and tannins to go much further. Drinking a bit awkwardly at the moment, where I think it is between primary and secondary flavors. I've got a bottle left, and I'll let it sit a few more years to hopefully move past it's current odd state.
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9/15/2014 - MidLifeVices wrote:
Heavy sediment, cloudy unfiltered appearance. The wine's fruit was very flat. I think it's past it's prime.
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12/31/2013 - swifty6 wrote: 80 Points
sour like a cheap rhone. Perhaps its past its time, don't buy this to drink now.
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