SLO-ox 90 minutes, saving half in a slit - drank over 2 days. Medium bodied, weak acidity and energy. Round tannins. Ripe black/purple fruits with an opulent mid-palate and 10 second finish. First of 3 bottles - try the next one after a splash decant and drink within the next 12 months.
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Not sure what everyone else is drinking, but opened the last bottle we had of this one and wow did it sing! Wonderful bouquet of dark fruit on opening closed a bit after a few hrs decant, but what a stunning complexity and depth of flavor after that. Graphite, deep dark fruits, very soft tannins, and a surprising acid profile keeps this one going. Was fantastic with great filets, though I wish they had even more fat to match up with the supple tannins. Loved it.
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Slow oxed for three hours. This has a terrific nose of black currant, licorice and tobacco. The palate is relatively open knit - I felt it lacked a bit of tension and focus - but shows ripe concentrated flavors of black and red fruits, chocolate and a little tobacco rolling into a long finish. This certainly can age longer but it’s unclear to me how much it’s going to truly evolve. I actually liked this a bit better when it was younger.
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11/25/2023 - Elkcims Likes this wine: 94 Points
SLO-ox 90 minutes, saving half in a slit - drank over 2 days. Medium bodied, weak acidity and energy. Round tannins. Ripe black/purple fruits with an opulent mid-palate and 10 second finish. First of 3 bottles - try the next one after a splash decant and drink within the next 12 months.
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9/28/2023 - Abanker Likes this wine:
Excellent after ! hr. and 15 minute decant
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6/11/2023 - bhrubin Likes this wine: 97 Points
Not sure what everyone else is drinking, but opened the last bottle we had of this one and wow did it sing! Wonderful bouquet of dark fruit on opening closed a bit after a few hrs decant, but what a stunning complexity and depth of flavor after that. Graphite, deep dark fruits, very soft tannins, and a surprising acid profile keeps this one going. Was fantastic with great filets, though I wish they had even more fat to match up with the supple tannins. Loved it.
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10/18/2022 - LauzonVineyards wrote:
Drink 2025
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6/24/2020 - mclanew wrote: 93 Points
Slow oxed for three hours. This has a terrific nose of black currant, licorice and tobacco. The palate is relatively open knit - I felt it lacked a bit of tension and focus - but shows ripe concentrated flavors of black and red fruits, chocolate and a little tobacco rolling into a long finish. This certainly can age longer but it’s unclear to me how much it’s going to truly evolve. I actually liked this a bit better when it was younger.
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