While very smooth and full, this wine has to much of an oak influence for me to get terribly excited about it. Nice fruit tending more towards fresh plums, the fruit and oak integrate nicely but there is TO much oak. Low acidity. Some bitter oak tannins are present on the finish. I'm sure this would be a crowd pleasing wine due to it's smoothness and ease of drink, for the more experienced palate it isn't really that interesting.
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This wine starts out with a mouthful of leather and vanilla that slowly and smoothly transitions into soft cranberries which stays on the pallet for 30+ sec.
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Orange, dust, tart red fruit, chocolate; a reticent, but inviting aroma.; a pleasant, laid back wine with plenty of tangy fruit, yet also a certain austerity.
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Nice everyday wine that could go with a number of foods. Nose of clove and leather. Tight at first but opens up to show some red fruit. It could get better with time but I don't think that it will improve much.
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10/12/2010 - vinoceros wrote: 88 Points
I really enjoyed this. No complaints about the oak. Dark fruits, chocolate and some spice.
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6/23/2010 - gripNsip wrote: 84 Points
While very smooth and full, this wine has to much of an oak influence for me to get terribly excited about it. Nice fruit tending more towards fresh plums, the fruit and oak integrate nicely but there is TO much oak. Low acidity. Some bitter oak tannins are present on the finish. I'm sure this would be a crowd pleasing wine due to it's smoothness and ease of drink, for the more experienced palate it isn't really that interesting.
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2/21/2010 - kwalitsch wrote: 85 Points
This wine starts out with a mouthful of leather and vanilla that slowly and smoothly transitions into soft cranberries which stays on the pallet for 30+ sec.
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1/11/2010 - benlisch wrote: 87 Points
Orange, dust, tart red fruit, chocolate; a reticent, but inviting aroma.; a pleasant, laid back wine with plenty of tangy fruit, yet also a certain austerity.
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10/17/2009 - golfhawk wrote: 86 Points
Nice everyday wine that could go with a number of foods. Nose of clove and leather. Tight at first but opens up to show some red fruit. It could get better with time but I don't think that it will improve much.
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