Drinking very nice. Decanted about 30 minutes before drinking and it was very smooth with nice structure. Tannins were tame but fit nicely with a filet mignon from the grill. Plenty of black fruit and oak with the backbone you desire for a red meat pairing. Had a silky texture and nice mouth feel without the astringency some others had noticed.
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after reading the other comments i was not prepared for how nice this bottle was going to be. i will save the one i have left to share. it is a very nice bottle of wine. smooth and ready
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When I first tasted I thought that I had opened up the bottle way too early. But I noticed improvement after a while (and some aeration). After a couple hours it had softened up quite a bit and had a very dark berry ( cherry) notes. I still think that I drank it too early but if you open up a bottle, give it a couple hours to open up. Or wait until 2014. I will wait on the next bottle for sure.
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10/11/2019 - Colima74 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark fruit. Chocolate. Still years to go on this one. Like a baby.
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12/24/2014 - krhaugh Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted over 3 hours. Paired with smoked ham and sweet potatoes for Christmas Eve. Nice dark fruit, this wine is very smooth and a drinking well.
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3/1/2013 - rmgambrel Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking very nice. Decanted about 30 minutes before drinking and it was very smooth with nice structure. Tannins were tame but fit nicely with a filet mignon from the grill. Plenty of black fruit and oak with the backbone you desire for a red meat pairing. Had a silky texture and nice mouth feel without the astringency some others had noticed.
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2/23/2012 - mliszt wrote: 94 Points
after reading the other comments i was not prepared for how nice this bottle was going to be. i will save the one i have left to share. it is a very nice bottle of wine. smooth and ready
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12/25/2011 - Sheldog wrote: 89 Points
When I first tasted I thought that I had opened up the bottle way too early. But I noticed improvement after a while (and some aeration). After a couple hours it had softened up quite a bit and had a very dark berry ( cherry) notes. I still think that I drank it too early but if you open up a bottle, give it a couple hours to open up. Or wait until 2014. I will wait on the next bottle for sure.
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