Intense early bouquet of ancho, peppercorn, graphite and black currant. Licorice and dill, vanilla (perhaps American oak...) This intensity slacks off in the glass a bit and gets stony and green.
Flavors follow the nose with a good schwack of concentration, gritty tannin, moderate acid, a bit bitter but good persistence and flow. Surprisingly quaffable.
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Nice deep red color with a tinge of amber on the edges. Red currant and a hint of green pepper--on a blind tasting, I would have thought this was from Bordeaux. It seems like it would still improve with age....wish I bought more.
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11/21/2022 - tanglenet wrote:
Over the hill.
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2/24/2012 - sethmorgenlong wrote:
Opaque core, bricking rim.
Intense early bouquet of ancho, peppercorn, graphite and black currant. Licorice and dill, vanilla (perhaps American oak...) This intensity slacks off in the glass a bit and gets stony and green.
Flavors follow the nose with a good schwack of concentration, gritty tannin, moderate acid, a bit bitter but good persistence and flow. Surprisingly quaffable.
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6/21/2006 - win wrote: 90 Points
Nice deep red color with a tinge of amber on the edges. Red currant and a hint of green pepper--on a blind tasting, I would have thought this was from Bordeaux. It seems like it would still improve with age....wish I bought more.
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8/6/2004 - xpensivewino wrote: 90 Points
Bordeaux look a like. I loved it.
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