Been awhile since I drank one of my bottles of this. It is coming along perfectly. Dark fruit with hints of roast meats and bacon jump out of the glass. It is a heavy wine but there is balance acid to hold it together. Alcohol is there but in check. A hint of coco as well. This wine is progressing very nicely.
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Deep, dark purple wine. Wrapped up super-duper tight initially despite an hour decant. Letting it sit in the glass, slowly meaty, dark fruit emerges. Turns pleasntly sweet and juicy at 2 hours, more dark fruit, smoke and a nice cut of acidity. Continues to unfold. Giving much more than a bottle a year ago, but still has some years in her. Nice effort here, just give it some air.
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Tasted blind. This wine is finally starting to integrate and showed well without decanting. I detected more black pepper that I have before. Plenty of fruit as well, and I expect this wine to get better over the next 3 to 5 years.
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Deep purple at the core with a giving nose of sweet dark fruits, smoke, milk chocolate and white pepper. Medium bodied on the palate with juicy, sweet and spicy fruits that are well integrated with lush underlying acidity. Medium-to-long finish with smoky fruit. Very nicely done. Drinking very well today, but I'll cellar my last two another couple years for further development.
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12/17/2007 - jasonh wrote: 92 Points
Been awhile since I drank one of my bottles of this. It is coming along perfectly. Dark fruit with hints of roast meats and bacon jump out of the glass. It is a heavy wine but there is balance acid to hold it together. Alcohol is there but in check. A hint of coco as well. This wine is progressing very nicely.
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11/17/2007 - decaturwinedude wrote: 90 Points
Deep, dark purple wine. Wrapped up super-duper tight initially despite an hour decant. Letting it sit in the glass, slowly meaty, dark fruit emerges. Turns pleasntly sweet and juicy at 2 hours, more dark fruit, smoke and a nice cut of acidity. Continues to unfold. Giving much more than a bottle a year ago, but still has some years in her. Nice effort here, just give it some air.
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4/22/2007 - EPounds wrote:
Tasted blind. This wine is finally starting to integrate and showed well without decanting. I detected more black pepper that I have before. Plenty of fruit as well, and I expect this wine to get better over the next 3 to 5 years.
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3/20/2007 - Lou Briccant wrote: 91 Points
No formal TN. 91+
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10/22/2006 - Nanda wrote: 92 Points
Deep purple at the core with a giving nose of sweet dark fruits, smoke, milk chocolate and white pepper. Medium bodied on the palate with juicy, sweet and spicy fruits that are well integrated with lush underlying acidity. Medium-to-long finish with smoky fruit. Very nicely done. Drinking very well today, but I'll cellar my last two another couple years for further development.
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