Opened 90 minutes before and did not decant. Well developed tannins, tobacco and dark chocolate notes. Concerns it was too far beyond drinking window were misplaced. Excellent even still.
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Cork was a little crumbly but the closure was not compromised. Deep limpid garnet with a narrow clear rim. Nose was restrained - mellow oak and mocha. Lovely refreshing acidity with a sharp red cherry and tart blackberry gives way to a long silky lustrous finish. Tannins are so well integrated they are almost imperceptible. Delicious wine in a fabulous drinking window right now.
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1/3, vg cork, decanted 1/2 hr. # 667,197 Deep ruby/garnet core, pale ruby rim. Nose is quite restrained, dark fruit, mocha, touch of coffee, smoke and spice. Medium/full bodied, soft and sensuous, plums, touch of blackcurrant, layered, nice contrasting fresh acidity, tactile with smoke and spice coming through on the good length finish. This is lovely and may well improve from here.
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3/23/2024 - B.Mattei wrote: 90 Points
Opened 90 minutes before and did not decant. Well developed tannins, tobacco and dark chocolate notes. Concerns it was too far beyond drinking window were misplaced. Excellent even still.
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8/6/2023 - Paul D wrote: 90 Points
2/3, vg cork, decanted 1/2hr. #667,784.
Medium/deep ruby/garnet core, pale garnet rim. Nose slightly reticent but showing damson, mocha, coffee. Medium/full bodied, damson and dark fruited, quite soft but not overly rich, spice, mocha notes, fersh acids, good length ahrmonious finish.
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3/28/2022 - Jimothy Brown wrote: 89 Points
A bit of a straightforward Reserva. Medium length but I expected more. Day three more Smokey earthy complexity.
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8/2/2021 - J'agnes Likes this wine: 91 Points
Cork was a little crumbly but the closure was not compromised. Deep limpid garnet with a narrow clear rim. Nose was restrained - mellow oak and mocha. Lovely refreshing acidity with a sharp red cherry and tart blackberry gives way to a long silky lustrous finish. Tannins are so well integrated they are almost imperceptible. Delicious wine in a fabulous drinking window right now.
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11/13/2020 - Paul D wrote: 92 Points
1/3, vg cork, decanted 1/2 hr. # 667,197
Deep ruby/garnet core, pale ruby rim. Nose is quite restrained, dark fruit, mocha, touch of coffee, smoke and spice. Medium/full bodied, soft and sensuous, plums, touch of blackcurrant, layered, nice contrasting fresh acidity, tactile with smoke and spice coming through on the good length finish. This is lovely and may well improve from here.
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