Waited about 5 years too long to drink this wine. Nose is subdued after having been open for an hour. The front has high acid but mellows out after time in air. The middle and back still retain a hint of sizzle.
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Very tight initially, pours a clear ruby in color- nose of decay which then gradually faded into red fruits, vanilla, and earth. On the palate, the wine started off very tight, with a bright fruit acid note dominating. I thought the wine would be way past it's prime, but it pulled through later on in the night, softening and revealing layers of red fruit, earth, and vanilla (the nose matched the taste), with a driving fruit acid back bone.
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5/15/2019 - HandmadeHomemade wrote:
Far gone.
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10/1/2017 - PeterNzen wrote: 75 Points
Waited about 5 years too long to drink this wine. Nose is subdued after having been open for an hour. The front has high acid but mellows out after time in air. The middle and back still retain a hint of sizzle.
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3/7/2016 - HandmadeHomemade Likes this wine: 90 Points
From a magnum.
Very tight initially, pours a clear ruby in color- nose of decay which then gradually faded into red fruits, vanilla, and earth. On the palate, the wine started off very tight, with a bright fruit acid note dominating. I thought the wine would be way past it's prime, but it pulled through later on in the night, softening and revealing layers of red fruit, earth, and vanilla (the nose matched the taste), with a driving fruit acid back bone.
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5/21/2011 - TexasBob wrote: 93 Points
Lovely dark red. Pure raspberries on the nose. Chocolate, pine needles, red fruits. Served by Tim Sinclair at his dinner party.
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2/5/2011 - dcasper wrote: 84 Points
past it's prime
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