Community Tasting Note
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kkoshkin Likes this wine: 95 points
January 30, 2016 - Wow, this is just phenomenal stuff. I wanted to open a nice cab to drink on a Saturday night, and I thought I'd get into my Becklyn stash,
Slow ox for 30 minutes followed by an hour decant and drank over the following 4 hours-plus. This really hit its stride in hour 4. Notes, for what they're worth (not much) reflect the wine towards the end of the evening.
Lots of spice on the nose. Also some rose petal and herbal hints. If "deep purple" has a smell, there's some of that on the nose too. I wouldn't call the nose explosive, but it is prominent in a very good way. On the palate, it seems to be closer to Mike Smith's Scarlett than his Myraid Napa Valley. The palate matches the nose and adds in graphite and dark blue fruit. The finish goes on and on. And on.
This is a delight and drinks very well now. This has a long way to go before reaching its peak. But if you have a few and want to test it now, you will not be disappointed. This could easily touch 97 points in 5-7 years.2 people found this helpful 3,096 views