It's been a decade since I tasted this wine and it has definitely improved. I saved this bottle as an educational experiment. Good balance and soft tannins out of the gate. Day 2, the wine is even better. This wine has more aging ability. Enjoy now or hold.
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Decanted 2 hours. At opening, seemed lighter body (ok with me), fruit held promise. But didn't hold up - ended up being a bit thin, slightly astringent through dinner (Bolognese meat sauce) and afterwards.
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on opening enormous on the noise and showing some alcohol. after 30min still really big wine but enough substance to balance alcohol with solid length and balance. wine drier tannin and good acidity made this wine enjoyable w or w/o meal.
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1/12/2024 - rogerr Likes this wine: 92 Points
It's been a decade since I tasted this wine and it has definitely improved. I saved this bottle as an educational experiment. Good balance and soft tannins out of the gate. Day 2, the wine is even better. This wine has more aging ability. Enjoy now or hold.
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8/24/2016 - kcp wrote: 87 Points
Decanted 2 hours. At opening, seemed lighter body (ok with me), fruit held promise. But didn't hold up - ended up being a bit thin, slightly astringent through dinner (Bolognese meat sauce) and afterwards.
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1/2/2016 - Deadhead wrote: 90 Points
Big wine. Dark purple in color. Blue fruits. Smooth.
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7/10/2015 - JBVino wrote:
on opening enormous on the noise and showing some alcohol. after 30min still really big wine but enough substance to balance alcohol with solid length and balance. wine drier tannin and good acidity made this wine enjoyable w or w/o meal.
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6/23/2015 - kcp Likes this wine: 92 Points
Much improved over last year, but still needs healthy aeration. It's a Syrah, right?
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