I think it is in a slump... After an hour of being closed the wine began to blossom. Saving the other 1/3 bottle to try tomorrow and see what it does. This has been a great wine in the past. Dark fruit is a bit muted and you can tell that there is a bigger backbone to be had, but its hiding.
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This might be fading early. I remember this being much better, but no detailed notes. Light in color and texture. Pleasant fruit, but lacking much complexity (pepper, vegetal notes, etc). Definitely tasty and a decent value, but this was really a knockout in its youth. Leads me to believe I need to crack into those 2008's now!
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12/10/2017 - sw92130 wrote: 90 Points
Still delicious, but faded a bit over 3 hours. I left a glass for day 2 tasting, and I should have finished the first day!
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12/6/2016 - spectrumphoto wrote: 94 Points
I Love this CF. It has softened and blended into an elegant wine
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2/28/2015 - spectrumphoto wrote: 88 Points
kinda flat these days... Presents as an old world wine. strong Terrior
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11/22/2012 - spectrumphoto wrote: 89 Points
I think it is in a slump... After an hour of being closed the wine began to blossom. Saving the other 1/3 bottle to try tomorrow and see what it does. This has been a great wine in the past. Dark fruit is a bit muted and you can tell that there is a bigger backbone to be had, but its hiding.
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4/2/2012 - GlassHalfFull wrote: 88 Points
This might be fading early. I remember this being much better, but no detailed notes. Light in color and texture. Pleasant fruit, but lacking much complexity (pepper, vegetal notes, etc). Definitely tasty and a decent value, but this was really a knockout in its youth. Leads me to believe I need to crack into those 2008's now!
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