Beautiful purple color, dark and vibrant. Chalky and earthy tone with some minerality showing great subtlety and elegance. Toasted oak, spice and coffee components on the nose revealing blackberry, black cherry and boysenberry aromas. Very well balanced, complex and full-bodied. Lots of plum and cherry on the attack with a chewy structure of velvety tannin and fresh acidity forming the mid-palate, leading to a finish of ripe yet subtle fruit with fine tannin and great length. Drink after 2012. This wine will age beautifully for 10 years easy!
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2/27/2016 - 1H2oMan Likes this wine: 89 Points
It was a good bottle but the ones I had in the past were better maybe I waited to long to drink it.
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9/29/2013 - 1H2oMan wrote: 89 Points
This was good but I was expecting it to be better
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10/1/2012 - 1H2oMan wrote: 91 Points
Very smooth and nice fruit
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8/5/2011 - Dasher wrote: 92 Points
I thought this bottle of wine was very good. It was very smooth with a lot of fruit.
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6/15/2011 - dxpian wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful purple color, dark and vibrant. Chalky and earthy tone with some minerality showing great subtlety and elegance. Toasted oak, spice and coffee components on the nose revealing blackberry, black cherry and boysenberry aromas. Very well balanced, complex and full-bodied. Lots of plum and cherry on the attack with a chewy structure of velvety tannin and fresh acidity forming the mid-palate, leading to a finish of ripe yet subtle fruit with fine tannin and great length. Drink after 2012. This wine will age beautifully for 10 years easy!
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