Not at all integrated, with tannins outliving being he fruit. So much development on the nose, with tobacco and mushroom, that I might have guessed a wine 10 years older. On the palate, drying tannins dominate, with a hint of fruit-gone-by over leather and cedar. Plentiful acid. This is all still-unresolved structure but with no fruit left to balance it. Finish is a very short bit of fruit and a long bunch of chewy tannin.
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Lots of powerful and tasty black fruit, still showing firm tannins. I had higher hopes for this wine 5+ years ago, but it hasn't integrated as well as I expected.
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7/16/2023 - Joelene wrote: 90 Points
Drinking well, big wine, a bit hot, and a touch too ripe.
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1/24/2022 - MikeCW wrote: 90 Points
This came around fairly nicely after 90 minutes. Very shrill and tight on opening. Enjoyable but not a standout wine.
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7/8/2021 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 83 Points
Not at all integrated, with tannins outliving being he fruit. So much development on the nose, with tobacco and mushroom, that I might have guessed a wine 10 years older. On the palate, drying tannins dominate, with a hint of fruit-gone-by over leather and cedar. Plentiful acid. This is all still-unresolved structure but with no fruit left to balance it. Finish is a very short bit of fruit and a long bunch of chewy tannin.
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5/28/2021 - rjayson wrote:
92. So subtle and tasty. Totally enjoyed.
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3/26/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Lots of powerful and tasty black fruit, still showing firm tannins. I had higher hopes for this wine 5+ years ago, but it hasn't integrated as well as I expected.
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