I opened my 5th bottle after dinner on 11/28/11. It had a soft and elegant bouquet of blueberry, cherry, plum, vanilla, mocha and baking spice aromas. The palate was also soft, smooth and round with good acidity and flavors of cherry, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, mocha and baking spice. 89+
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Horrible on opening, sulfurous, bretty, just unpleasant. Capped overnight. Next day the sulfur mitigated to reveal cherry, raspberry and oak. Flavors were okay if a bit lean. Raspberry, pepper, light oak. Okay second night.
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We drank the fourth bottle with with guest and a prime rib dinner on 10/24/10. It had a great bouquet of cherry, blueberry, blackberry, plum, spice and tobacco aromas. The palate was smooth, round and beautifully balanced with flavors that followed the nose...consistent with my 4/4/10 note. 91+
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I drank my third bottle after work on 4/4/10. It had improved dramatically since last year. It had a terrific bouquet of cherry, blueberry, blackberry, plum, bay leaf, spice and tobacco aromas. The palate was smooth, medium bodied, round and impeccably balanced with flavors that followed the nose. It had developed real verve….delicious! 91+
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8/23/2012 - guitarguy wrote: 86 Points
Probably on the downside, smooth, mellow but without a defining quality to make it memorable.
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11/28/2011 - garambler wrote: 90 Points
I opened my 5th bottle after dinner on 11/28/11. It had a soft and elegant bouquet of blueberry, cherry, plum, vanilla, mocha and baking spice aromas. The palate was also soft, smooth and round with good acidity and flavors of cherry, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, mocha and baking spice. 89+
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9/28/2011 - guitarguy wrote: 86 Points
Horrible on opening, sulfurous, bretty, just unpleasant. Capped overnight. Next day the sulfur mitigated to reveal cherry, raspberry and oak. Flavors were okay if a bit lean. Raspberry, pepper, light oak. Okay second night.
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10/24/2010 - garambler wrote: 92 Points
We drank the fourth bottle with with guest and a prime rib dinner on 10/24/10. It had a great bouquet of cherry, blueberry, blackberry, plum, spice and tobacco aromas. The palate was smooth, round and beautifully balanced with flavors that followed the nose...consistent with my 4/4/10 note. 91+
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4/4/2010 - garambler wrote: 92 Points
I drank my third bottle after work on 4/4/10. It had improved dramatically since last year. It had a terrific bouquet of cherry, blueberry, blackberry, plum, bay leaf, spice and tobacco aromas. The palate was smooth, medium bodied, round and impeccably balanced with flavors that followed the nose. It had developed real verve….delicious! 91+
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