Another excellent bottle of this, likely the best yet. It was secondary going solidly tertiary; loads of sous bois, umami, truffles and rich soil. This was really singing! 94+
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Cork condition indicates this was probably late bottled in 90s as it had just traces of hairy mold under the capsule and bottle otherwise pristine. Consistent character as previous bottles, walking a fine line between powerful secondary notes and wafting beauty of tertiary soil, sous bois and umami qualities over really nice fruit. Excellent
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This showed nicely with classic savory tertiary notes; onion compote, beetroot, celery salt; beautiful acidity lifts things through a nice long finish. 93+
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Strong ruby color defying its 40 year age. Nose with hits of hoisin and stewed tomato with floral elements behind it. Palate much, much fresher than the nose. Loads of fruit left with secondary sous bois and acid to lift the finish. Pretty amazing considering the age.
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It started with a hint of tea and cherry, acacia and then evolved to have coffee grounds (blue mountain), some sweet spice and leather but then unddergrowth a quite frankly sodden leaves. A little metallic but a long finish. Drink now
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3/5/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Another excellent bottle of this, likely the best yet. It was secondary going solidly tertiary; loads of sous bois, umami, truffles and rich soil. This was really singing! 94+
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6/15/2022 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cork condition indicates this was probably late bottled in 90s as it had just traces of hairy mold under the capsule and bottle otherwise pristine. Consistent character as previous bottles, walking a fine line between powerful secondary notes and wafting beauty of tertiary soil, sous bois and umami qualities over really nice fruit. Excellent
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5/9/2021 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This showed nicely with classic savory tertiary notes; onion compote, beetroot, celery salt; beautiful acidity lifts things through a nice long finish. 93+
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8/14/2018 - derek.hara@sbcglobal.net Likes this wine: 91 Points
Strong ruby color defying its 40 year age. Nose with hits of hoisin and stewed tomato with floral elements behind it. Palate much, much fresher than the nose. Loads of fruit left with secondary sous bois and acid to lift the finish. Pretty amazing considering the age.
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1/25/2017 - barolo300 Likes this wine: 91 Points
It started with a hint of tea and cherry, acacia and then evolved to have coffee grounds (blue mountain), some sweet spice and leather but then unddergrowth a quite frankly sodden leaves. A little metallic but a long finish. Drink now
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