This is holding up fine at age 10. Still blackberry and oak driven but it is gaining some subtlety. I gave an 89 some years back, and that feels about right still.
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Love the nose on this wine. You can almost smell a cool Coombsville night in it. Hints of carmel, syrup, and a heaviness. Almost like an arrow in the mouth punctuated with spice up front and seemingly not much. The after taste is an explosion of rich cool fruit that lingers on that showcases this wine. Almost like dark chocolate covered pomegranate.
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Very Nice. Great nose right from opening, better in about 2 hrs. Silky smooth finish, very nice bottle that is drinking well right now and may get better with some age. At $28 it is nice value.
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4/15/2016 - gmbdds wrote:
This is holding up fine at age 10. Still blackberry and oak driven but it is gaining some subtlety. I gave an 89 some years back, and that feels about right still.
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3/20/2011 - conga523 wrote: 90 Points
Love the nose on this wine. You can almost smell a cool Coombsville night in it. Hints of carmel, syrup, and a heaviness. Almost like an arrow in the mouth punctuated with spice up front and seemingly not much. The after taste is an explosion of rich cool fruit that lingers on that showcases this wine. Almost like dark chocolate covered pomegranate.
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11/25/2010 - gmbdds wrote: 89 Points
Fragrant nose of oak and blackberry. Full on the palate with more dark fruits. This is good and enjoyable but comes across a bit generic.
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6/22/2010 - msilver wrote: 92 Points
Great bottle. Drinking very well right now. Great balance of fruit and full body. Excellent with pasta and sausage meal.
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4/16/2010 - msilver wrote: 93 Points
Very Nice. Great nose right from opening, better in about 2 hrs. Silky smooth finish, very nice bottle that is drinking well right now and may get better with some age. At $28 it is nice value.
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