Decanted for sediment. Nose of ripe blackberry compote, mixed berry cobbler, vanilla, creme de cassis. Slightly baked fruit and a touch of alcohol coming through on the nose. Similar flavors on the palate with intense, sweet jammy black and red fruits and some toasty oak and vanilla in the background but not overdone. Smooth mouthfeel and finish. Alcohol more in balance on palate than nose. The structure is where this wine lacks at this point with medium acidity at best and tannins fully resolved. It's a delicious wine to sip on but a bit past prime for me and probably should have consumed a couple of years ago.
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Notes from day two, open 24 hours. Dark cherry cordial, notes of mocha and an undercurrent of woodsy spice. Rich and beautifully integrated, this is at peak.
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2/19/2024 - Rich S wrote: 89 Points
Decanted for sediment. Nose of ripe blackberry compote, mixed berry cobbler, vanilla, creme de cassis. Slightly baked fruit and a touch of alcohol coming through on the nose. Similar flavors on the palate with intense, sweet jammy black and red fruits and some toasty oak and vanilla in the background but not overdone. Smooth mouthfeel and finish. Alcohol more in balance on palate than nose. The structure is where this wine lacks at this point with medium acidity at best and tannins fully resolved. It's a delicious wine to sip on but a bit past prime for me and probably should have consumed a couple of years ago.
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3/29/2022 - dkwins Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened too strong, but settled down some. Still less pleasing than later years or prior bottles. Would definitely decant in the future.
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12/18/2021 - psu1993 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted for 3-4 hours and then served with beef tenderloin dinner. This wine was in a really good spot. Wish I had more.
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12/10/2021 - Ewhite30 Likes this wine:
Notes from day two, open 24 hours. Dark cherry cordial, notes of mocha and an undercurrent of woodsy spice. Rich and beautifully integrated, this is at peak.
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7/10/2021 - SparkyMI Likes this wine: 94 Points
Spectacular wine
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