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• Geaux Tigers Likes this wine: 98 points

  September 21, 2023 - At 29 years old, I had limited expectations given a recent run of corked older wines. Boy did I underestimate this bottle. Better than any prior bottle of the ‘94 or others I’ve had.
  
  PnP and ready from the start. Medium body, somewhat translucent crimson, but very little bricking, thick viscous legs. Red fruited beauty, tannins faded and gone, but plenty of acid in the bottle to go 5+ more years. Blind I would have said early 2000s. Incredible nose and palate even at this age. Tart red cherry, hint of cranberry, cardamom, spice infused fruit, black tea, forest floor, burnt hardwood, tilled earth, black olive. Long finish that went down with ease. Cannot get over how young this tasted for 29 yrs, for my palate a near perfect blend of BDX meets CA from Sonoma. I realize this score is a high outlier, but this wine delivered the goods on this day and deserves the number. The only thing missing is the ability to sit outside . . . maybe in 2-3 weeks when ‘not as hot’ summer starts.

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• Mark1npt commented:

  9/21/23, 8:17 PM - Not an outlier score for me, friend! I love these old Arrowood.....only ever had one that was corked, an '01 RSpeciale. I have only one bottle of this '94 I've been saving, but now you have me psyched to try it soon. Glad it performed so well for you. Amazing how Richard's old time wines defy their age! He was a real master........

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