Shy nose gives up coffee, graphite and vanilla with coaxing. Palate is a big mouthful of black fruits with fine tannins that are starting to integrate. Only a medium length finish. Nice and may be starting to come around. Don't know whether this was decanted - but likely would've shown better with 1-2 hours of air.
Wow - a seriously, expressive, powerful and delicious nose. Rich red and black fruits, coffee, mocha, vanilla and green herbs (was thinking a Foley Cab Franc all the way). Palate is rich and decadent while bright and lifted. Not a simple fruit bomb as it has balance and youthful complexity. Full flavored and long finish has cocoa, black currants, toast, spice and herbs. A stellar wine.
Dark ruby to purple in color. Initially tight nose opens steadily over the evening to show floral and black fruit aromas. Palate is full bodied, suave and sexy. Pure, focused fruit. Floral, currants, dark chocolate and sweet herbs. Fine tannins provide grip into a long finish.
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Huge nose boasting aromas of toasty black fruit, olives, mineral, brown sugar and spice. Round, delicious and toasty on the palate. For those that like the ripe and rich -- this is excellent, high quality Shiraz.
Full nose has toasty, rich black fruits. Palate is full-bodied and rich with lush black fruit, spice and minerals. Bright, with go acidity provide persistence and lift. Well rounded and complete wine.
Bright, full nose has ripe red fruits and a ton of sweet herbs. Palate is loaded with spice and pepper infused red fruits. Some chocolate on the back palate. Medium-to-full bodied, rich but very bright and lifted. Real nice.
Full, open nose has aromas of black fruit, meat, smoke, citrus zest and spice. Palate is rich, layered and yet light on its feet. Black fruits, chocolate and spice fill the full, long finish.
Full, rich nose has plums, dark cherry, smoke and spice. Rich red and black fruits on the palate, very floral as well. Powerful, persistent and full of flavor. Big-time finish is long with dark chocolate and toast. Delicious.
Full and expressive nose has sweet apricots and rich honey notes. Palate is light-to-medium bodied and very ripe while still holding its balance. Chock full of fruit and sweetness, but shows on the simple today.
2000 Bodega Numanthia Toro Numanthia 90 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Toro
Shy nose gives up coffee, graphite and vanilla with coaxing. Palate is a big mouthful of black fruits with fine tannins that are starting to integrate. Only a medium length finish. Nice and may be starting to come around. Don't know whether this was decanted - but likely would've shown better with 1-2 hours of air.
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2005 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Sweet, confected red fruits on the bright nose. Medium bodied, very juicy with subtle, simple red fruits. Group consensus is that its shut down.
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2005 Clos Apalta 96 Points
Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley, Apalta
Wow - a seriously, expressive, powerful and delicious nose. Rich red and black fruits, coffee, mocha, vanilla and green herbs (was thinking a Foley Cab Franc all the way). Palate is rich and decadent while bright and lifted. Not a simple fruit bomb as it has balance and youthful complexity. Full flavored and long finish has cocoa, black currants, toast, spice and herbs. A stellar wine.
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2005 Aubert Lucia Abreu Vineyard 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
Dark ruby to purple in color. Initially tight nose opens steadily over the evening to show floral and black fruit aromas. Palate is full bodied, suave and sexy. Pure, focused fruit. Floral, currants, dark chocolate and sweet herbs. Fine tannins provide grip into a long finish.
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2004 Viñedos de Ithaca Priorat Odysseus 92 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Full nose has toasty black fruit, minerals and spice. Palate is at once chewy and juicy. Black fruits, chocolate, minerals and spice.
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2004 Schild Estate Shiraz 93 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Huge nose boasting aromas of toasty black fruit, olives, mineral, brown sugar and spice. Round, delicious and toasty on the palate. For those that like the ripe and rich -- this is excellent, high quality Shiraz.
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2004 Celler Joan Simó Priorat Les Eres Vinyes Velles 93 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Full nose has toasty, rich black fruits. Palate is full-bodied and rich with lush black fruit, spice and minerals. Bright, with go acidity provide persistence and lift. Well rounded and complete wine.
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2006 Linne Calodo Cherry Red 94 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Bright, full nose has ripe red fruits and a ton of sweet herbs. Palate is loaded with spice and pepper infused red fruits. Some chocolate on the back palate. Medium-to-full bodied, rich but very bright and lifted. Real nice.
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2004 Krupp Brothers Estates Syrah Black Bart Stagecoach Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Full, open nose has aromas of black fruit, meat, smoke, citrus zest and spice. Palate is rich, layered and yet light on its feet. Black fruits, chocolate and spice fill the full, long finish.
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2005 Forsythe Vineyard (Alban) Mourvèdre The Mason 94 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley
Full, rich nose has plums, dark cherry, smoke and spice. Rich red and black fruits on the palate, very floral as well. Powerful, persistent and full of flavor. Big-time finish is long with dark chocolate and toast. Delicious.
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2005 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese ** (Golden Capsule) 92 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Full and expressive nose has sweet apricots and rich honey notes. Palate is light-to-medium bodied and very ripe while still holding its balance. Chock full of fruit and sweetness, but shows on the simple today.
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