Rich purple hue, not showing its age in the glass. Hints of chocolate and blackberries, strong tannins, still a nice wine with a lingering but short finish. Don't hold this too long.
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Dark hue. Nose of tar and some kind of fruitwood like applewood. Complex palate: dark berry fruit, vanilla extract, mild clove/mulling spices. Nice with or without food. Enjoyed this bottle having given it time in the cellar.
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This was simply outstanding. Nearly 10 years in the bottle has made this a luxurious wine. It was bold, fruity, and quite smooth. Color was heading to brown, just a tad. Yum!
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Had this a couple of days ago. I was hoping for more here: while there were many good aspects of the wine - good concentration and nice flavours for example - there were also negative aspects, like too much oak, minimal complexity and an overall unidimensionality. I don't know if this is improving with age, and the issue of over-oaking in this era of WA wine is an issue. Maybe its also a function of my tastes changing too, but I don't think this wine is on an upswing at this point of its life and I thought it was somewhat disjointed and disappointing - a little overwrought overall (B+).
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10/14/2022 - pinotpounder Does not like this wine: 75 Points
This effort is unfortunately tired and past its prime. Drink up!!
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6/5/2021 - PAWS wrote: 90 Points
Rich purple hue, not showing its age in the glass. Hints of chocolate and blackberries, strong tannins, still a nice wine with a lingering but short finish. Don't hold this too long.
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1/17/2021 - williamswhine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark hue. Nose of tar and some kind of fruitwood like applewood. Complex palate: dark berry fruit, vanilla extract, mild clove/mulling spices. Nice with or without food. Enjoyed this bottle having given it time in the cellar.
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2/24/2019 - rakasome Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was simply outstanding. Nearly 10 years in the bottle has made this a luxurious wine. It was bold, fruity, and quite smooth. Color was heading to brown, just a tad. Yum!
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9/9/2018 - JohnSh wrote: 88 Points
Had this a couple of days ago. I was hoping for more here: while there were many good aspects of the wine - good concentration and nice flavours for example - there were also negative aspects, like too much oak, minimal complexity and an overall unidimensionality. I don't know if this is improving with age, and the issue of over-oaking in this era of WA wine is an issue. Maybe its also a function of my tastes changing too, but I don't think this wine is on an upswing at this point of its life and I thought it was somewhat disjointed and disappointing - a little overwrought overall (B+).
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