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• JLuch1 Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 22, 2022 - Decanted half the bottle for ~1 hour and drank the second half on day 2.
  
  Deep almost black in color with the slightest bit of magenta on the rim. Extracted ripe blue and black fruits, minerals/earthy, some chocolatey characteristics towards the somewhat long finish. Overall very primary and fruity with soft tannins and not a tremendous amount of acidity. Day 2 was more of the same but with slightly less intensity of fruit compared to day 1. I enjoyed it more on day 1. Alcohol at >15% was also noticeable.
  
  Overall it is a good wine, but after having the 2016 Becklyn Napa Valley recently, I have to say, the Becklyn is a better wine for less $$.

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3 Comments

• Decanting Queen commented:

  2/26/22, 5:08 AM - Interesting that you enjoyed it more on day 1. I found mine better after 24 hrs. I sometimes find these wines too primary on opening and they get more interesting over time. But who knows, so much bottle variation too

• JLuch1 commented:

  2/26/22, 1:46 PM - With this last experience, on day 2, it was still quite primary and did not pick up a lot of secondary characteristics. Day 1 was also primary but the intensity and focus of the fruit was better, so felt day 1 had the edge. Overall I had hoped for a bit out of this wine.

• Decanting Queen commented:

  2/27/22, 9:16 AM - Same here, I found it good but disappointing for the vintage and the vineyard

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