Dense, extracted wine with some nice fruit. But the oak still seems pretty heavy handed. And it also struck me as a bit flabby. I liked it better than my wife did.
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Brought to a dinner, didn't take detailed notes. Similar to the other time I've had this vintage. Ripe dark fruit with a bit of coffee and minerals on the nose. Taste is ripe blackberry, coffee, dark chocolate and a hint of tobacco. Dense mouthfeel. Big but not necessarily in your face.
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PnP. Consistent with my bottle of one year ago - but even more integrated and elegant - this had no chance of showing at its best only because it was served too late in the tasting order. This is NOT in the big boy league (think $75 and up, 95+ and higher) but it was inadvertently placed in the middle of the big boys. If nothing else, the other wines showed this to be lacking complexity. To its credit, very nice supporting acidity. Tannins fully integrated, same for the alcohol. Having said all that, this is a much, much better wine than the 07 effort. 15% abv, drink thru 2017
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3/6/2014 - Tallhoyalawya wrote: 85 Points
Alcoholic taste
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4/29/2013 - Wink wrote: 88 Points
Dense, extracted wine with some nice fruit. But the oak still seems pretty heavy handed. And it also struck me as a bit flabby. I liked it better than my wife did.
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4/7/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 89 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Spain and Portugal (Rincon 38, Mpls, MN): Unfortunately didn't get any significant notes on this one. Earthy, and....But it was pretty good.
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4/7/2013 - Bellissimo wrote:
Brought to a dinner, didn't take detailed notes. Similar to the other time I've had this vintage. Ripe dark fruit with a bit of coffee and minerals on the nose. Taste is ripe blackberry, coffee, dark chocolate and a hint of tobacco. Dense mouthfeel. Big but not necessarily in your face.
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11/5/2012 - Tim Heaton wrote:
PnP. Consistent with my bottle of one year ago - but even more integrated and elegant - this had no chance of showing at its best only because it was served too late in the tasting order. This is NOT in the big boy league (think $75 and up, 95+ and higher) but it was inadvertently placed in the middle of the big boys. If nothing else, the other wines showed this to be lacking complexity. To its credit, very nice supporting acidity. Tannins fully integrated, same for the alcohol. Having said all that, this is a much, much better wine than the 07 effort. 15% abv, drink thru 2017
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