A great blend that paired very well with steak. Initially soft, some air brought nice complexity while remaining smooth and food friendly. After dinner, the nose and taste continued to evolve. Wish I had more.
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nose - bramble, almost liquer like, followed by toasty oak mouth - very ripe and suave, mouth coating round tannins. This is a fruit bomb, and a yummy one at that. To its misfortune i had it right after a bottle of shafer hillside select, and in the comparision this wine was riper (surmaturite), and the shafer had better structure. But now that i'm sitting here sipping this own its own, i think its totally delicious - great juicy fruit, nice tannins, good acidity - in short a winner and recommended
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9/25/2011 - westcoastwannabe wrote: 91 Points
A great blend that paired very well with steak. Initially soft, some air brought nice complexity while remaining smooth and food friendly. After dinner, the nose and taste continued to evolve. Wish I had more.
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7/2/2010 - Chasblanchard wrote: 91 Points
Very nice
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5/1/2010 - soyhead wrote: 92 Points
nose - bramble, almost liquer like, followed by toasty oak
mouth - very ripe and suave, mouth coating round tannins. This is a fruit bomb, and a yummy one at that. To its misfortune i had it right after a bottle of shafer hillside select, and in the comparision this wine was riper (surmaturite), and the shafer had better structure. But now that i'm sitting here sipping this own its own, i think its totally delicious - great juicy fruit, nice tannins, good acidity - in short a winner and recommended
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