Fill into neck; capsule and synthetic plug in excellent condition. Decanted 60 minutes before serving. Clear deep dark blood-brick red-black. Pungent smell of Band-Aid and shoe polish finally blew off after two hours, to reveal a not-so-bad bouquet of jammy stewed red fruit, coffee, oak, and bitter herbs. Similar on the palate, somewhat hot and harsh. Past prime.
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12/09 Flat red fruit with structured oak finish - off-balanced - tannins resolved and fine and long-lasting - has more time but fruit will not hold up. 89 pts.
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1/14/2012 - Tpmess wrote: 87 Points
Tannins have resolved, a bit of a bubble gum nose with dried red fruit up front, coffee in the middle and a mild licorice finish that goes on and on.
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8/17/2011 - Javachip wrote: 75 Points
Fill into neck; capsule and synthetic plug in excellent condition. Decanted 60 minutes before serving. Clear deep dark blood-brick red-black. Pungent smell of Band-Aid and shoe polish finally blew off after two hours, to reveal a not-so-bad bouquet of jammy stewed red fruit, coffee, oak, and bitter herbs. Similar on the palate, somewhat hot and harsh. Past prime.
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12/16/2009 - GA wrote: 89 Points
12/09 Flat red fruit with structured oak finish - off-balanced - tannins resolved and fine and long-lasting - has more time but fruit will not hold up. 89 pts.
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