Memorial Day weekend wines at Mike's: Not sure if this was a proper bottle but no obvious flaws. Cherries on the nose. Very candied cherries on the palate. Not much complexity. OK, but I would have liked more. Everyone seemed in agreement on this one.
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Garnet, ruby and heavy in the glass. Coffee, cocoa, bramble, vanilla and black cherry on the nose. Medium body with ripe black fruit, chocolate and coffee on the palate. Fine grain tannin. Medium finish. Closed, but lots of potential.
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Decanted for 45+ minutes. Vanilla and cherry on the nose. Darker violet coloring. Candied cherry, earth/dirt, and lots of oak. Initially, the tannins are biting, but with an hour in the glass, they mellowed enough.
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The wine pours a very deep garnet with hints of both brown and maroon colors. It has medium pronounced aroma of blackcherries, earth, leaves, dirt, and cooked vegetables. On the palette well integrated, medium plus acid and tannins, which leads to a very smooth wine. It has a medium body, with flavor characteristics of cherry, nutmeg, and cloves. It lingers on with a nice chewiness and medium plus finish.
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9/25/2015 - eRachael wrote: 90 Points
Drinking nicely.
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5/28/2012 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 84 Points
Memorial Day weekend wines at Mike's: Not sure if this was a proper bottle but no obvious flaws. Cherries on the nose. Very candied cherries on the palate. Not much complexity. OK, but I would have liked more. Everyone seemed in agreement on this one.
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4/26/2012 - christophee Likes this wine: 90 Points
Garnet, ruby and heavy in the glass. Coffee, cocoa, bramble, vanilla and black cherry on the nose. Medium body with ripe black fruit, chocolate and coffee on the palate. Fine grain tannin. Medium finish. Closed, but lots of potential.
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2/2/2012 - Burkeshire wrote: 88 Points
Decanted for 45+ minutes. Vanilla and cherry on the nose. Darker violet coloring. Candied cherry, earth/dirt, and lots of oak. Initially, the tannins are biting, but with an hour in the glass, they mellowed enough.
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9/23/2011 - jhamari wrote: 91 Points
The wine pours a very deep garnet with hints of both brown and maroon colors. It has medium pronounced aroma of blackcherries, earth, leaves, dirt, and cooked vegetables. On the palette well integrated, medium plus acid and tannins, which leads to a very smooth wine. It has a medium body, with flavor characteristics of cherry, nutmeg, and cloves. It lingers on with a nice chewiness and medium plus finish.
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