WOTN. Dark ruby color. Violets on the nose. Blueberry, plum black raspberry, licorice, coffee and touch of cedar on the palate. Elegant and layered. Full bodied with a long lingering finish. Served from a magnum. The fruit seemed very slightly diminished from what I expect it was three to five years ago otherwise this would have been a 95. Drank in some pretty heavy company with an '06 Dunn Napa, '11 DC Gravelly Meadow and a '10 Freemark Abbey Bosche'. Spectacular.
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Wonderful at 10 years old. Dark fruits, spice, cassis and pencil lead. Great dark red color, smooth tannins and lasting finish. Beautiful with dark chocolate. The Lucy bottle (inside joke) did not disappoint
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This wine is at a crossroads between primary and secondary dominant tastes. Fruit is fading, some earthiness showing itself. Still drinks well, but expect this transition will continue in the near term.
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12/23/2020 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 94 Points
WOTN. Dark ruby color. Violets on the nose. Blueberry, plum black raspberry, licorice, coffee and touch of cedar on the palate. Elegant and layered. Full bodied with a long lingering finish. Served from a magnum. The fruit seemed very slightly diminished from what I expect it was three to five years ago otherwise this would have been a 95. Drank in some pretty heavy company with an '06 Dunn Napa, '11 DC Gravelly Meadow and a '10 Freemark Abbey Bosche'. Spectacular.
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4/22/2018 - Bobbusch Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine is singing right now. Slow ox'd for an hour. Still has a lot of backbone, and the black fruits come through nicely. Wonderful wine.
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12/31/2017 - Tonythefish wrote: 95 Points
Wonderful at 10 years old. Dark fruits, spice, cassis and pencil lead. Great dark red color, smooth tannins and lasting finish. Beautiful with dark chocolate. The Lucy bottle (inside joke) did not disappoint
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9/13/2015 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 91 Points
This wine is at a crossroads between primary and secondary dominant tastes. Fruit is fading, some earthiness showing itself. Still drinks well, but expect this transition will continue in the near term.
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5/31/2015 - Acohen Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep dark black fruit with cassis, currant and nicely integrated tannins with a medium plus finish
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