Sort of disjointed and out of balance. Red/black currant fruit, but it seems a bit faded and is overpowered by the acidity. I've definitely had better examples of this wine in previous vintages.
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Popped, Decanted and consumed over a couple of hours. Needed more open time in the decanter as the strong cedar notes on the palate were almost overpowering at first but started to fade after an hour and a half. Plenty of red and dark fruits on the palate that really started to come out as the cedar faded.
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Wonderful aromas of tobacco, currant, spice, and dark fruits. The flavors of olive, plum, currant, and spice are well integrated, but do not have much complexity. This wine is simple in flavors- which is disappointing after the wonderful aromas (which the cab franc highlights). Not much to gain by cellaring.
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7/3/2014 - stevenjstein wrote: 86 Points
Sort of disjointed and out of balance. Red/black currant fruit, but it seems a bit faded and is overpowered by the acidity. I've definitely had better examples of this wine in previous vintages.
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5/20/2011 - rerail84 wrote: 83 Points
decent wine, but totally not worth the original price. Smooth but not complex. No tannis present Very fruit forward with tons of acid.
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11/6/2010 - drycab wrote:
Popped, Decanted and consumed over a couple of hours. Needed more open time in the decanter as the strong cedar notes on the palate were almost overpowering at first but started to fade after an hour and a half. Plenty of red and dark fruits on the palate that really started to come out as the cedar faded.
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10/18/2008 - matthen wrote: 87 Points
Wonderful aromas of tobacco, currant, spice, and dark fruits. The flavors of olive, plum, currant, and spice are well integrated, but do not have much complexity. This wine is simple in flavors- which is disappointing after the wonderful aromas (which the cab franc highlights). Not much to gain by cellaring.
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