Purchased upon release and cellared. This aged better than I expected. Nose was vanilla and red fruit. Palate was one dimensional, but the fruit was smooth and pleasant. Short finish. Would have been better a couple years ago, but solid and well worth the price paid.
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A beautiful nose: singed vanilla current, sweet tar, and fermented cherry. On the palate: silky tannins with a soft mouth feel, toasted cherries, with a slightly tart rhubarb medium length finish. Much better in my opinion than the CT score suggests. Great juice.
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Bottle was either flawed or matterized. Bought on sale from a wine store in Parker, CO so not sure of the provenance, and maybe they knew something. Not a situation where it seemed old yet...maybe!
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4/11/2022 - Grenik Likes this wine: 89 Points
Purchased upon release and cellared. This aged better than I expected. Nose was vanilla and red fruit. Palate was one dimensional, but the fruit was smooth and pleasant. Short finish. Would have been better a couple years ago, but solid and well worth the price paid.
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10/6/2016 - skp88 wrote: 86 Points
Starting to turn vinegary. What a shame. Should have drunk this years ago
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4/22/2016 - ruchottalex Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is ready to drink, the merlot showing really well right now, in good balance, and I think this is a really good value for the price
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3/1/2016 - Tannic Monster Likes this wine: 91 Points
A beautiful nose: singed vanilla current, sweet tar, and fermented cherry. On the palate: silky tannins with a soft mouth feel, toasted cherries, with a slightly tart rhubarb medium length finish. Much better in my opinion than the CT score suggests. Great juice.
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2/21/2016 - BordeauxBoy wrote: flawed
Bottle was either flawed or matterized. Bought on sale from a wine store in Parker, CO so not sure of the provenance, and maybe they knew something. Not a situation where it seemed old yet...maybe!
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