Dark ruby with garnet edges. Dark nose with plums, mulberries, a bit stewed and some dark spices. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium plus bodied. Dark mulberries on the attack with some dark spices, cinnamon, dustiness and some cherries. Acidity is a bit high but overall doing well for a 13 year old bottle. Drink till 2020.
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This wine was well past its "best before" date. Quite brown in the glass, it had a port-like nose and an oxidized, rusty flavour. The cork was fine and there were no signs of leakage. Very disappointing as it was just purchased a year ago from a good local wine shop and had been properly cellared since purchase. Either it was poorly stored before I purchased it or it's not very suitable for aging.
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Possibly better than a few years ago and still no sign of having reached its peak. Lovely mature gamey with a corr of datk red fruit. Long, smooth and spicy finish.
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Dense plum red with a thin brick red rim. Nose is full of plum, cherries, bell peppers, and a touch of licorice. Silky smooth and full mouthfeel with a strong backbone of peppery dark red fruit with hints of oak. Sweet tannins at the very long finish.
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9/30/2018 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 91 Points
Dark ruby with garnet edges. Dark nose with plums, mulberries, a bit stewed and some dark spices. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium plus bodied. Dark mulberries on the attack with some dark spices, cinnamon, dustiness and some cherries. Acidity is a bit high but overall doing well for a 13 year old bottle. Drink till 2020.
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11/11/2017 - ptmotr wrote:
This wine was well past its "best before" date. Quite brown in the glass, it had a port-like nose and an oxidized, rusty flavour. The cork was fine and there were no signs of leakage. Very disappointing as it was just purchased a year ago from a good local wine shop and had been properly cellared since purchase. Either it was poorly stored before I purchased it or it's not very suitable for aging.
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9/26/2015 - Polarper Likes this wine: 93 Points
Possibly better than a few years ago and still no sign of having reached its peak. Lovely mature gamey with a corr of datk red fruit. Long, smooth and spicy finish.
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7/17/2011 - Polarper wrote: 93 Points
Dense plum red with a thin brick red rim. Nose is full of plum, cherries, bell peppers, and a touch of licorice. Silky smooth and full mouthfeel with a strong backbone of peppery dark red fruit with hints of oak. Sweet tannins at the very long finish.
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3/17/2011 - RobinHeimdahl wrote: 83 Points
Tight, closed,young. Good structure but way too hot and unbalanced.
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