Community Tasting Note
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Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 91 points
October 12, 2015 - Heard things were 'improving' at this property - never can tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing. But this seems built in a pretty classic way while seeming very stuffed. Old-style brawny tannin and cedary oak could almost make this pass for a left bank wine, but the plummy fruit flavors are pure merlot. Features a very gravelly minerality underneath which goes along well with that rugged texture. It's structured enough for brontosaurus steaks but the fruit material is still packed in so densely it has enough primary sweetness not to come across *too* drying on the palate.
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2 Comments
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Ibetian commented:
10/12/15, 1:10 PM - Thanks for the note. Any thoughts on drinking window?
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Keith Levenberg commented:
10/12/15, 1:28 PM - I think you'll have a few more years of nice youthful drinking before it shuts down and needs to be left alone for awhile.