A little weird at first sniff with varnish/polish notes over the top of effusive/very ripe berry liqueur notes. More restrained and balanced in the mouth we had no trouble downing the bottle.
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Notes of boysenberry syrup, black pepper, and coffee. In the mouth the wine is full bodied with a spicy-hot finish- it tries to display, rather than hide it's 15%+ alcohol. In the mouth the wine is supple, seems pretty youthful really. Flavors of anise, herbs and black sappy fruits. Nice wine, but I have had better for the money. The luster of Denner is beginning to dull for me.
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On first opening, some stewed fruit on the nose, which mostly blew off with some air. Tons of blueberry fruit and just a bit of gamieness. Moderate acidity. This bottle may have been a little off, so others may be better.
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4/13/2020 - larrybbaldwin Likes this wine: 91 Points
A little weird at first sniff with varnish/polish notes over the top of effusive/very ripe berry liqueur notes. More restrained and balanced in the mouth we had no trouble downing the bottle.
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5/31/2017 - HandmadeHomemade Likes this wine:
Notes of boysenberry syrup, black pepper, and coffee. In the mouth the wine is full bodied with a spicy-hot finish- it tries to display, rather than hide it's 15%+ alcohol. In the mouth the wine is supple, seems pretty youthful really. Flavors of anise, herbs and black sappy fruits. Nice wine, but I have had better for the money. The luster of Denner is beginning to dull for me.
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7/26/2015 - Stevere wrote: 93 Points
Abundant dark fruit and no oxidation, even in its 9th year. However, I do suggest drinking it soon.
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7/6/2012 - stevenjstein Likes this wine: 89 Points
On first opening, some stewed fruit on the nose, which mostly blew off with some air. Tons of blueberry fruit and just a bit of gamieness. Moderate acidity. This bottle may have been a little off, so others may be better.
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2/23/2012 - lynarthur wrote: 91 Points
Very smooth once given some time to open up. Not sure if this will get any better but it can probably last a little while longer.
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