Tasted several times over the last ten years and continues to be one of the best ‘97s tasted; tons of mineral drenched deep fruit, smoked and cured meats, beef broth, earthy spice, undergrowth/beetroot complexity, sous bois. Fat, ripe and rounded flavors in the mouth; full-bodied. Lots of intensity. Coated tannins, ever so slightly lower acidity. Long finish. 94+
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This wine always shows well so I decided to start off the reds with it: WOW! Fullish color; brooding nose of graphite, rich fruit, smoke, beetroot, meaty and gamey; reminds me as to why I cleared these out at the wine shop. Actually seems younger and more vibrant than previous bottles.
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Effusively fragrant nose, high pitched dark red, maturing fruits and spices; structured and having slight dryness to it; a tougher and wilder showing than usual hinting at much upside from here. I had bagged the last case of this available locally some time ago and appear to have only half the case left. Need to "use them wisely" going onward.
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4/5/2024 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 94 Points
94.
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4/3/2024 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine has been amazingly consistent and outstanding! My next to last bottle of this and it continues to get better. 94+
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7/5/2021 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted several times over the last ten years and continues to be one of the best ‘97s tasted; tons of mineral drenched deep fruit, smoked and cured meats, beef broth, earthy spice, undergrowth/beetroot complexity, sous bois. Fat, ripe and rounded flavors in the mouth; full-bodied. Lots of intensity. Coated tannins, ever so slightly lower acidity. Long finish. 94+
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7/4/2021 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine always shows well so I decided to start off the reds with it: WOW! Fullish color; brooding nose of graphite, rich fruit, smoke, beetroot, meaty and gamey; reminds me as to why I cleared these out at the wine shop. Actually seems younger and more vibrant than previous bottles.
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2/8/2017 - jmoore431 wrote: 93 Points
Effusively fragrant nose, high pitched dark red, maturing fruits and spices; structured and having slight dryness to it; a tougher and wilder showing than usual hinting at much upside from here. I had bagged the last case of this available locally some time ago and appear to have only half the case left. Need to "use them wisely" going onward.
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