This is still kind of a hot mess. Alcohol and oak dominate the fruit, which is still showing but this just lacks the balance that I expect from rincon. Will give remaining bottles time but don’t have high hopes here. Next time will pair with fatty red meat like braised short ribs and not delicate fare
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PnP. Cork broke in half but extracted remainder without crumbling. Medium red. Savory nose of a variety of spices and some red fruits. Lovely intensity on the palate with sweet fruit still remaining. Quite impressive at age 12.
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Subsequent notes on this wine from close to four years ago. Dark ruby red in color with no signs of aging. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, strawberries & blueberries with overtones of floral notes of violets & spice notes of nutmeg & cloves, earthy, herbs, minerals, dark cocoa & a hint of vanilla in background. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, rich, ripe fruit flavors of sweet dark cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, herbs, earthy, cocoa, some cherry cola, minerals & a hint of vanilla. Lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present & at about 11 years old, I doubt any further development would occur although it may hold onto its current plateau of development for several more years longer if cellared properly.
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1/15/2023 - jbaron wrote: 94 Points
From a magnum. Very nice.
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1/3/2021 - chcook Likes this wine:
This is still kind of a hot mess. Alcohol and oak dominate the fruit, which is still showing but this just lacks the balance that I expect from rincon. Will give remaining bottles time but don’t have high hopes here.
Next time will pair with fatty red meat like braised short ribs and not delicate fare
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5/18/2019 - rosenst1 wrote: 93 Points
PnP. Cork broke in half but extracted remainder without crumbling. Medium red. Savory nose of a variety of spices and some red fruits. Lovely intensity on the palate with sweet fruit still remaining. Quite impressive at age 12.
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4/7/2018 - jbaron wrote: 93 Points
Our final 750.
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1/24/2018 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 92 Points
Subsequent notes on this wine from close to four years ago. Dark ruby red in color with no signs of aging. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, strawberries & blueberries with overtones of floral notes of violets & spice notes of nutmeg & cloves, earthy, herbs, minerals, dark cocoa & a hint of vanilla in background. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, rich, ripe fruit flavors of sweet dark cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, herbs, earthy, cocoa, some cherry cola, minerals & a hint of vanilla. Lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present & at about 11 years old, I doubt any further development would occur although it may hold onto its current plateau of development for several more years longer if cellared properly.
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