Community Tasting Note

• Mark1npt Likes this wine: 98 points

  February 19, 2020 - Initial impression 96 or so but over 1-2 hours in the glass a great 98 or maybe even highter. The fruit after 1-2 hours of air was still overpowering but in hours 3-4, it all came together in balance. Beautiful spicebox, power and elegance. Seemless melding of acidity, sweet tannins and fruit makes for a great wine. Thanks HMC for bringing this to the table. Enjoyed by all.

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7 Comments

• Badmonkey commented:

  2/20/20, 7:46 PM - Nice note. A tremendous vintage of this wine.

• Mark1npt commented:

  2/21/20, 5:06 AM - Thanks Badmonkey.....it's a really nice wine as you know. I thought it really came together and showed its best at the 3-4 hour mark. Extremely well put together. Have a great weekend!

• Badmonkey commented:

  2/21/20, 6:43 AM - I hear you. Hopefully the 2018 vintage is as good. Take care.

• Mark1npt commented:

  2/21/20, 6:48 AM - My winemaker friend assures me it is right up there, maybe even better than the '16 vintage. Here's hoping!

• NickRut commented:

  2/21/20, 11:53 AM - Wish I'd have bought more of these. Will definitely be in for a case of the 18s as the early reviews of the vintage are strong. This 16 is one of my favorite wines I've tasted.

• Mark1npt commented:

  2/21/20, 11:58 AM - Nick, this is a really nice wine. My friend HMC had it, I bought some other '16s. I will get a few of the '18s though for sure. Cheers!

• GQG commented:

  2/22/20, 8:21 PM - This was one of my wines of the vintage in 2016. If the 2018 surpasses it, my wallet's gonna take a hit!

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