It's amazing what a wedge of gooey Roquefort does for a wine which refuses to go gently into that good night. Still tight, still a bit thin, but this time the finish has depth and length. Amazingly got the florals on the nose. Time to graduate to the Pora vineyard.
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I'm not sure the tightness is a sign of needing a few more years or if it's just as good as it's gonna get. A bit thin and missing the fullness of berries although the mid palate did hold on with some nice sweet spice. One more bottle to go.
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On opening - mature seeming nose, but still tight, tannic and youthful on the palate. With air, significantly opens up. It still remained pretty tannic throughout the evening - could have used several more years. Great with pasta in tomato and sausage sauce.
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1/15/2012 - palbe wrote: 88 Points
Still red fruited, and still quite tight. Decent concentration, and excellent with food.
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11/7/2010 - beej wrote: 89 Points
It's amazing what a wedge of gooey Roquefort does for a wine which refuses to go gently into that good night. Still tight, still a bit thin, but this time the finish has depth and length. Amazingly got the florals on the nose. Time to graduate to the Pora vineyard.
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10/24/2009 - beej wrote: 85 Points
I'm not sure the tightness is a sign of needing a few more years or if it's just as good as it's gonna get. A bit thin and missing the fullness of berries although the mid palate did hold on with some nice sweet spice. One more bottle to go.
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6/25/2009 - wabi47 wrote: 88 Points
rose petals on the nose; still young cherry and strawberry, good acidity and tannic structure; has more time
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4/28/2008 - zovizule wrote:
On opening - mature seeming nose, but still tight, tannic and youthful on the palate. With air, significantly opens up. It still remained pretty tannic throughout the evening - could have used several more years. Great with pasta in tomato and sausage sauce.
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