Very good QPR on this one. Fully mature and at peak. Rhone blend is less forward and fruity than a typical CDR, more restrained than a lot of Cali blends too. The half-decade of cellaring worked well.
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Color is opaque medum + ruby. Dull. I wonder why so much color extraction.
Nose is clean, medium - with fruit, spice (smoke) and earth. Its pretty closed down. The bottle was just opened and I would assume given past experiences it will liven up.
Palate is dry, with medium acidity, medium tannin, and medium + body. The flavor intensity is medium + but the finish is still just medium.
Overall this wine will depend greatly on how it opens up. Presently there is much "stuffing" and I believe it will be of very good quality.
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12/21/2016 - lockestep wrote: flawed
DOA
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12/21/2016 - lockestep Likes this wine: 88 Points
A bit past prime but still alive. Fruit fading, acids are moving to the front. Drink up now.
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1/30/2016 - lockestep Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good QPR on this one. Fully mature and at peak. Rhone blend is less forward and fruity than a typical CDR, more restrained than a lot of Cali blends too. The half-decade of cellaring worked well.
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1/19/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Color is opaque medum + ruby. Dull. I wonder why so much color extraction.
Nose is clean, medium - with fruit, spice (smoke) and earth. Its pretty closed down. The bottle was just opened and I would assume given past experiences it will liven up.
Palate is dry, with medium acidity, medium tannin, and medium + body. The flavor intensity is medium + but the finish is still just medium.
Overall this wine will depend greatly on how it opens up. Presently there is much "stuffing" and I believe it will be of very good quality.
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11/10/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Served with roasted pork and sweet potatoes. Absolutely incredibly. Even more stunning two hours in.
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