This bottle is much better than previous ones. The nose on this wine is old-world from the start, with crazy smoke, toast, mushroom madness, along with earth, loam, and lovely red fruit that is really captivating and redolent. The mouth on this medium bodied wine carries the fruit of the nose, with great acid, though it is clearly sweet, but more controlled than in the past, with mushroom, hints of barnyard, candied lifesaver, all wrapped in mouth drying tannin, that flows into smokey oak, charcoal, and lovely tilled earth. The finish is super long, richly balanced with impressive acid, with more smoke and mushroom lingering long, with almost hints of smoked meat, spiced plum, and candied fruit. A fun experience and a crazy good price! Drink by 2020.
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still very good; similar to previous note. Not getting better but imho there is still time to drink. About a half-hour of air in the glass really helped.
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Recently this wine has been dropping a bit and is in drink NOW mode, it has a year at most. I must admit I was expecting more old world notes to start from this wine, it starts off more Cali in style than Burgundy, but as it opens it literally transforms within 10 minutes to a classically old world wine, insane, with clear sweet notes of dill, herb, and dried cherry, to start, but with time that changes to rich loam, dirt, earth, with mounds of saline, mineral, and lovely sweet juicy raspberry, dried red fruit, and lovely spice. The mouth on this medium bodied wine is clearly sweet, and Cali in style to start, but with time, it opens to classical Burgundy, old-world notes of hints of sweet notes, but far more balanced, with mushroom, hints of barnyard, candied lifesaver, all wrapped in mouth drying tannin, that flows into smokey oak, charcoal, and lovely tilled earth. The finish is super long, richly balanced with impressive acid, with more smoke and mushroom lingering long, with almost hints of smoked meat, spiced plum, and candied fruit. A fun experience and a crazy good price! Drink by 2019
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2/15/2019 - raccah Likes this wine: 90 Points
This bottle is much better than previous ones. The nose on this wine is old-world from the start, with crazy smoke, toast, mushroom madness, along with earth, loam, and lovely red fruit that is really captivating and redolent. The mouth on this medium bodied wine carries the fruit of the nose, with great acid, though it is clearly sweet, but more controlled than in the past, with mushroom, hints of barnyard, candied lifesaver, all wrapped in mouth drying tannin, that flows into smokey oak, charcoal, and lovely tilled earth. The finish is super long, richly balanced with impressive acid, with more smoke and mushroom lingering long, with almost hints of smoked meat, spiced plum, and candied fruit. A fun experience and a crazy good price! Drink by 2020.
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11/21/2018 - raccah Does not like this wine: 88 Points
This wine is dying to dead - DRINK up!!!!!
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9/29/2018 - Jahersh Likes this wine:
Starting to fade imho. Some nice layers still felt but not as crisp as in the past.
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2/8/2018 - Jahersh Likes this wine:
still very good; similar to previous note. Not getting better but imho there is still time to drink. About a half-hour of air in the glass really helped.
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12/30/2017 - raccah Does not like this wine: 87 Points
This bottle was dead, really dead, so sad
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10/19/2017 - raccah Likes this wine: 89 Points
Recently this wine has been dropping a bit and is in drink NOW mode, it has a year at most. I must admit I was expecting more old world notes to start from this wine, it starts off more Cali in style than Burgundy, but as it opens it literally transforms within 10 minutes to a classically old world wine, insane, with clear sweet notes of dill, herb, and dried cherry, to start, but with time that changes to rich loam, dirt, earth, with mounds of saline, mineral, and lovely sweet juicy raspberry, dried red fruit, and lovely spice. The mouth on this medium bodied wine is clearly sweet, and Cali in style to start, but with time, it opens to classical Burgundy, old-world notes of hints of sweet notes, but far more balanced, with mushroom, hints of barnyard, candied lifesaver, all wrapped in mouth drying tannin, that flows into smokey oak, charcoal, and lovely tilled earth. The finish is super long, richly balanced with impressive acid, with more smoke and mushroom lingering long, with almost hints of smoked meat, spiced plum, and candied fruit. A fun experience and a crazy good price! Drink by 2019
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6/2/2017 - Jahersh wrote:
Loved it. Bursting strawberry and pomegranate, with a hint of citrusy/grapefruit. Medium finish.
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12/19/2015 - gamboruch wrote:
Nice, but not a great value.
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