Heady nose of mostly vanilla oak with some black cherry and a touch of pepper. Nicely balanced with a medium to thick mouthfeel. Cherry flavors forward palate, spicier mid palate. Unremarkable finish. Might need a few more years to evolve some complexity, but drinking well now.
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Vanilla, anise, plum and blackberry on the nose. Medium bodied with a solid tannic backbone and decent integration. Rich cherry flavors amidst traces of currant and peppery spice for the palate. A short and somewhat weak finish kept this from being excellent. Otherwise an impressive table wine which really helped improve a somewhat gamey medium rare rump steak.
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6/22/2011 - 750ml wrote: 87 Points
Heady nose of mostly vanilla oak with some black cherry and a touch of pepper. Nicely balanced with a medium to thick mouthfeel. Cherry flavors forward palate, spicier mid palate. Unremarkable finish. Might need a few more years to evolve some complexity, but drinking well now.
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5/11/2011 - 750ml wrote: 87 Points
Vanilla, anise, plum and blackberry on the nose. Medium bodied with a solid tannic backbone and decent integration. Rich cherry flavors amidst traces of currant and peppery spice for the palate. A short and somewhat weak finish kept this from being excellent. Otherwise an impressive table wine which really helped improve a somewhat gamey medium rare rump steak.
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