This smelled great immediately after opening, but tasted pretty dusty. My plan was to decant for 5 hours, which turned out to be the right decision as it continued to clean up more and more the longer it was open. Lots of licorice and red fruit, and was ultimately quite clean and pretty after plenty of air. Not exactly fireworks, but still tasty.
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From Magnum. Cloudy and browning. Very sweet red fruit, roses, iron and meat. Initially it seemed a little pruney but it filled out nicely after about 30min. Long sweet finish.
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Bought on release. Cork pristine. Nice bright red. Funky barnyard nose on opening which blew off in 30 min. Needs at least 1 hour in decanter. Nose of sweet tobacco and cigar box. Fruit in mid palate. Medium body. Excellent balance and length. Superb wine.
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4/13/2024 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 93 Points
This smelled great immediately after opening, but tasted pretty dusty. My plan was to decant for 5 hours, which turned out to be the right decision as it continued to clean up more and more the longer it was open. Lots of licorice and red fruit, and was ultimately quite clean and pretty after plenty of air. Not exactly fireworks, but still tasty.
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4/6/2024 - johnh1001 wrote:
Very cloudy. Tart with VA.
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12/29/2023 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points
From Magnum. Cloudy and browning. Very sweet red fruit, roses, iron and meat. Initially it seemed a little pruney but it filled out nicely after about 30min. Long sweet finish.
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1/8/2020 - Taronti wrote: 95 Points
Bought on release. Cork pristine. Nice bright red. Funky barnyard nose on opening which blew off in 30 min. Needs at least 1 hour in decanter. Nose of sweet tobacco and cigar box. Fruit in mid palate. Medium body. Excellent balance and length. Superb wine.
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10/11/2015 - jhngo wrote: flawed
Cooked
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