I haven’t opened one of these for years - the wine isn’t showing any sign of age - but I sure remembered liking this a lot more 5 years ago . It’s just too OTT for me. Dense , tons of kreosote , over ripe super dark berries, with toasty oak.
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From memory - dark red/purple color. Expressive, dark-fruited nose of cassis and black cherry. The palate was plush with dark fruit, subtle oak, and integrated tannins. This paired well with grilled steak and should have at least 5-10 more years. Even people who claimed they don’t like cabernet sauvignon, liked this wine.
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Dropped into a decanter, finished later in the evening. Blackberry, ripe cherry, boysenberry over bits of graphite and a tease of oak. Tannins are nicely integrated at this time. Congrats to those of you who still have some left, this still has life ahead of it.
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9/19/2020 - gzim wrote:
I haven’t opened one of these for years - the wine isn’t showing any sign of age - but I sure remembered liking this a lot more 5 years ago . It’s just too OTT for me. Dense , tons of kreosote , over ripe super dark berries, with toasty oak.
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9/5/2018 - Meerlust wrote:
From memory - dark red/purple color. Expressive, dark-fruited nose of cassis and black cherry. The palate was plush with dark fruit, subtle oak, and integrated tannins. This paired well with grilled steak and should have at least 5-10 more years. Even people who claimed they don’t like cabernet sauvignon, liked this wine.
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7/15/2018 - apounds wrote: 97 Points
Spectacular wine in every way and will still age for many years longer
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5/29/2017 - Mtnmd1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Integrated, drinking well right now.
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5/17/2017 - Bellissimo Likes this wine:
Dropped into a decanter, finished later in the evening. Blackberry, ripe cherry, boysenberry over bits of graphite and a tease of oak. Tannins are nicely integrated at this time. Congrats to those of you who still have some left, this still has life ahead of it.
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