It has been 7 years since my last bottle of this. Drinking very well right now. Complex nose and palate. Mostly resolved tannins, but still some structure left. Likely will hold up a few more years, but I don't think it is going to improve any more. Drink up.
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Drank towards the end of a big wine night with friends so I will not score since I was a bit intoxicated.
That said - This is one of my favorite wines and it was drinking really well last bottle I tried. This one was disappointing. There was basically nothing on the nose and the palate was not that interesting. Still well balanced. Decanted for 2 hours. I think (hope) this is just in a shutdown phase. I have 4 bottles left and I will try my next one in 2015
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A little bitter, but in harmony with the big fruit. Still OK acid, a couple of years life left. Big CA blend (Zinfandel-like even if not in the blend) that has aged well. Good with BBQ pork.
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8/29/2023 - jdp2109 wrote:
88. Drink up
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1/6/2020 - jdp2109 wrote: 90 Points
It has been 7 years since my last bottle of this. Drinking very well right now. Complex nose and palate. Mostly resolved tannins, but still some structure left. Likely will hold up a few more years, but I don't think it is going to improve any more. Drink up.
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7/13/2014 - ebpayne wrote: 87 Points
Decent wine though nothing special. Mature but will hold a couple of years.
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10/20/2013 - jdp2109 wrote:
Drank towards the end of a big wine night with friends so I will not score since I was a bit intoxicated.
That said - This is one of my favorite wines and it was drinking really well last bottle I tried. This one was disappointing. There was basically nothing on the nose and the palate was not that interesting. Still well balanced. Decanted for 2 hours. I think (hope) this is just in a shutdown phase. I have 4 bottles left and I will try my next one in 2015
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8/11/2013 - daveste Likes this wine: 88 Points
A little bitter, but in harmony with the big fruit. Still OK acid, a couple of years life left. Big CA blend (Zinfandel-like even if not in the blend) that has aged well. Good with BBQ pork.
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