Fun to have watched this wine evolve over the years. Tannins are now very mild but there is still nice structure. Is drinking very nice right now and doesn't have a whole lot of time left (I like younger wines) Cherry flavor is now prominent. Note: cork is not in good shape and needs care to extract, also a fair amount of sediment so use a filter if opening now
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Much different from how i thought it would be from tasting it 5 years ago. Had lots of tannins, mow mostly dissipated. Very one diminesional and very cherry, almost like Luden cough drops. Did not detect a heavy herbal nose that others describe. Medium body bordering on light. Not much finish. Will try it over several days but not expecting it to improve. Maybe an off bottle, hope so.
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Decanted for 1hr. Strong herbal nose that blows away in time. Nice Cherry and Raspberry with good tannin structure still there. a little bandaid at first but that quickly went away.
Still has a number of years
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I would consider uncorking in 2017 or 18 at the latest. This wine still drinks well but has softened with tannins and acid structure. The nose is still impressive but the wine is starting to lack a bold quality it had years earlier.
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(Obelisco Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain) Nose has a lot of smoky, toasted oak aromas along with cherry and light herbal notes. A rich, focused palate with abundant cherry and chocolate paired with soft tannins. Aged in 50% French and 50% American oak.
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3/20/2021 - Dannyfu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fun to have watched this wine evolve over the years. Tannins are now very mild but there is still nice structure. Is drinking very nice right now and doesn't have a whole lot of time left (I like younger wines) Cherry flavor is now prominent. Note: cork is not in good shape and needs care to extract, also a fair amount of sediment so use a filter if opening now
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12/27/2020 - Gatekeeper wrote:
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2/10/2020 - perlasteve Does not like this wine:
Much different from how i thought it would be from tasting it 5 years ago. Had lots of tannins, mow mostly dissipated. Very one diminesional and very cherry, almost like Luden cough drops. Did not detect a heavy herbal nose that others describe. Medium body bordering on light. Not much finish. Will try it over several days but not expecting it to improve. Maybe an off bottle, hope so.
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7/4/2019 - Dannyfu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for 1hr. Strong herbal nose that blows away in time. Nice Cherry and Raspberry with good tannin structure still there. a little bandaid at first but that quickly went away.
Still has a number of years
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12/25/2016 - RobSpectator wrote: 91 Points
I would consider uncorking in 2017 or 18 at the latest. This wine still drinks well but has softened with tannins and acid structure. The nose is still impressive but the wine is starting to lack a bold quality it had years earlier.
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