Plenty of life left in this, and I’m a bit surprised it still seemed so unyielding at this point. Ripe black fruit, plums, bitter chocolate and toasted chile powder. Palate enveloping, but feels a little dull as it’s fairly low acid. Well made wine but not quite my style.
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Auction purchase last year. Hard to believe, but the this was just now starting to show signs of shedding its youthful exuberance (a result of impeccable storage). Fair amount of sediment was left in the bottle when decanting , but what made it to the glass was still deep and dark with only minimal bricking. The nose was hot for awhile but eventually settled down to be a nice companion to a weighty, yet ultra polished palate. Still plenty of fruit, now with some interesting secondaries to add depth. A big wine that’s aging gracefully.
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4/15/2022 - cma82 Does not like this wine:
Plenty of life left in this, and I’m a bit surprised it still seemed so unyielding at this point. Ripe black fruit, plums, bitter chocolate and toasted chile powder. Palate enveloping, but feels a little dull as it’s fairly low acid. Well made wine but not quite my style.
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7/5/2018 - millerarner wrote: 92 Points
Auction purchase last year. Hard to believe, but the this was just now starting to show signs of shedding its youthful exuberance (a result of impeccable storage). Fair amount of sediment was left in the bottle when decanting , but what made it to the glass was still deep and dark with only minimal bricking. The nose was hot for awhile but eventually settled down to be a nice companion to a weighty, yet ultra polished palate. Still plenty of fruit, now with some interesting secondaries to add depth. A big wine that’s aging gracefully.
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2/18/2017 - JCGuthrie wrote: 91 Points
Very nice. Great acid, modest nose, elegant. Expect this has several more great years ahead of it.
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12/24/2015 - JDRUMM Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very tasty. A little past prime but still very good. The last glass was very alcoholic tasting ad some had settled.
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10/29/2015 - AllRed wrote: flawed
Corked.
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