Decanted the last bottle of a 2007 retrospective case, for ~2 hrs. Beautiful bouquet! The palate was nice but not a wow wine for me. The flavor started to fade 2-3 hrs in, so I would not recommend decanting. Enjoyable.
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Tasted in a broad lineup, this bottle was generously pulled by TMud. It went quickly, as folks wanted to be sure to have a glass, but in my opinion didn’t need much air. Little secondary development, this is all ripe, ultra extracted fruit. Maybe some tobacco, but mostly blackcurrant and fig jam and quite viscous. The warmth of 07 shows through.
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Showed a little of the vintage as it had hint of hint of heat. Otherwise deep dark and complex, with a silky mouthfeel. Enjoyed. Didn’t get a lot of tertiary development—unsure if I would have like this better younger.
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Decanted 90 mins at the restaurant. Broad but silky ... fun expression of Oakville. Looking at it, I would believe you if you told me it was a 2016–did not look 13 years old.
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Decanted and served. Stunning terroir-driven wine with sensual palate of charred earth, cassis, chewy tannins, tobacco, very long finish. Very seductive and silky at first, then put on weight and showed more masculine and structured. Superb.
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11/4/2023 - DWStyle Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted the last bottle of a 2007 retrospective case, for ~2 hrs. Beautiful bouquet! The palate was nice but not a wow wine for me. The flavor started to fade 2-3 hrs in, so I would not recommend decanting. Enjoyable.
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8/14/2023 - jviz wrote:
Tasted in a broad lineup, this bottle was generously pulled by TMud. It went quickly, as folks wanted to be sure to have a glass, but in my opinion didn’t need much air. Little secondary development, this is all ripe, ultra extracted fruit. Maybe some tobacco, but mostly blackcurrant and fig jam and quite viscous. The warmth of 07 shows through.
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8/13/2023 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Showed a little of the vintage as it had hint of hint of heat. Otherwise deep dark and complex, with a silky mouthfeel. Enjoyed. Didn’t get a lot of tertiary development—unsure if I would have like this better younger.
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6/27/2020 - HoostineFL Likes this wine: 98 Points
Decanted 90 mins at the restaurant. Broad but silky ... fun expression of Oakville. Looking at it, I would believe you if you told me it was a 2016–did not look 13 years old.
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11/18/2019 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 99 Points
Decanted and served. Stunning terroir-driven wine with sensual palate of charred earth, cassis, chewy tannins, tobacco, very long finish. Very seductive and silky at first, then put on weight and showed more masculine and structured. Superb.
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