Very nice bottle. PNP on a Fri afternoon with grilled brats. Hefty notes of mineral, chocolate, tannin, oak, and red cherries. Otherwise consistent with my note from Dec '15. Wish I had more.
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The cork fractured upon removal, which was a pain because of the cork fragments that the restaurant establishment was not entirely prepared to deal with. Once you got past a few cork fragments, the wine was a nice treat. Smooth, polished red fruit, but with still with enough tannins to make me wonder if this could age for at least 5 more years. Tastes at least as good as wine twice the price, and while not cheap, it is an excellent value. With burgers and onion rings in Palo Alto.
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Drinking very well. Berry,eucalyptus, cocoa, a bit of leather, tannins well integrated, brought to go with steaks for dinner but bottle never made it that far. Sorry that was my only bottle, it was delicious!
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9/18/2016 - pagejshawjr wrote: 90 Points
Signs of fruit decay. Color starting to brown. Tannins softer but still firm. Acidity still high. Drinking beautifully.
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6/10/2016 - skurtz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice bottle. PNP on a Fri afternoon with grilled brats. Hefty notes of mineral, chocolate, tannin, oak, and red cherries. Otherwise consistent with my note from Dec '15. Wish I had more.
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12/17/2015 - skurtz Likes this wine: 92 Points
The cork fractured upon removal, which was a pain because of the cork fragments that the restaurant establishment was not entirely prepared to deal with. Once you got past a few cork fragments, the wine was a nice treat. Smooth, polished red fruit, but with still with enough tannins to make me wonder if this could age for at least 5 more years. Tastes at least as good as wine twice the price, and while not cheap, it is an excellent value. With burgers and onion rings in Palo Alto.
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8/8/2012 - WaitinginManassas wrote: 92 Points
Drinking very well. Berry,eucalyptus, cocoa, a bit of leather, tannins well integrated, brought to go with steaks for dinner but bottle never made it that far. Sorry that was my only bottle, it was delicious!
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7/8/2012 - suarezd Likes this wine: 91 Points
92 on opening. Later in the night a 90.
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