Picking up an interesting prune-y/port-y note on the nose tonight, especially in the second glass. (I was still getting the pencil box strongly when I Virturi'd it into the decanter earlier.) This is still very delicious, and I'm glad I'm only halfway through my stash of it!
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Loved the aromatics here with dusty red fruits, dried tobacco, some almond, and cranberry. The palate has a nice freshness to it with cool cherry, some tabacco, earth and charcoal. I think Tempranillo is too often made dense and gloppy, and it's great to see that this hangs onto its spicy, elegant nature.
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Strong note of pencil box when I was pouring it into the decanter. It's still there as I drink, but I'm also picking up something on the nose that reminds me of the chicken marsala I had for dinner -- not marsala wine, necessarily, but the sauce in general. Nice fruit and spice on the palate, and VERY chewy tannins. :-) (I bought a case of this @ $12/bottle from my local PBS affiliate's fundraiser auction ... feel like I got a steal! I plan to let at least of couple of these lay down for a few years.)
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8/28/2014 - Slug81 wrote: 88 Points
Was a great bargin, well balanced, food friendly. Should have picked up more at the price we paid for this.
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10/8/2013 - foobarski Likes this wine: 90 Points
Picking up an interesting prune-y/port-y note on the nose tonight, especially in the second glass. (I was still getting the pencil box strongly when I Virturi'd it into the decanter earlier.)
This is still very delicious, and I'm glad I'm only halfway through my stash of it!
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5/24/2013 - foobarski Likes this wine: 90 Points
The smoky/meaty/earthy notes of this wine made it a wonderful compliment to black beans w/andouille and rice.
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5/12/2013 - tooch wrote: 90 Points
Loved the aromatics here with dusty red fruits, dried tobacco, some almond, and cranberry. The palate has a nice freshness to it with cool cherry, some tabacco, earth and charcoal. I think Tempranillo is too often made dense and gloppy, and it's great to see that this hangs onto its spicy, elegant nature.
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4/26/2013 - foobarski Likes this wine: 90 Points
Strong note of pencil box when I was pouring it into the decanter. It's still there as I drink, but I'm also picking up something on the nose that reminds me of the chicken marsala I had for dinner -- not marsala wine, necessarily, but the sauce in general. Nice fruit and spice on the palate, and VERY chewy tannins. :-)
(I bought a case of this @ $12/bottle from my local PBS affiliate's fundraiser auction ... feel like I got a steal! I plan to let at least of couple of these lay down for a few years.)
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