Lost bottle found. Still drinking really well - nice bright red fruit, a touch of cola, and a little earthiness that doesn’t get in the way of the fruit. Pleasant surprise.
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Deep nose of sous bois and dark cherry and spice that is so inviting. This covers the palate with shades of red and dark fruit followed by spice and sous bois. It's got perfect acidity and with some air the wine picks up weight and punch and has a deep long finish. We followed this over 2 hours or so from pnp and it really opened up with time. I'll decant next time. This is just starting to enter it's drinking window. Outstanding RRV appellation wine that punchs well above it's price.
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High-quality -- balanced, nice restrained cherries, good depth, spice, acidity. Perhaps not yet ready to pop open, though. Really tight at the beginning. Improved with a few hours of air, but still tight at the finish. I'd recommend waiting on this one; it'll be great when it's ready.
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Mostly translucent ruby in color with hints of purple. Light in color yet full of satisfying flavor. Strawberries, subtle orange oil, briar patch, and a touch of tobacco leaf/leather in the background. Really nicely balanced on the palate. It's not rich or extracted but it is powerful. Long finish. 13.7% alcohol. Recommended.
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opened for 24 hours (recorked at room temp). loaded with bright red fruits, cherries, with hints of cola or maybe leather. the crisp acidity makes this an easy quaffer. too young to properly evaluate but good potential.
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3/29/2021 - Cow Town Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lost bottle found. Still drinking really well - nice bright red fruit, a touch of cola, and a little earthiness that doesn’t get in the way of the fruit. Pleasant surprise.
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9/21/2019 - diggydan wrote: 91 Points
A little cola and oak on top of light and bright red fruit.
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3/18/2016 - diggydan wrote: 92 Points
Light bodied, elegant, red fruit.
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11/26/2015 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fruity, with notes of cherry, raspberry, and red berries on the nose. Medium+ acidity, good finish.
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6/6/2015 - fdaner wrote: 93 Points
Deep nose of sous bois and dark cherry and spice that is so inviting. This covers the palate with shades of red and dark fruit followed by spice and sous bois. It's got perfect acidity and with some air the wine picks up weight and punch and has a deep long finish. We followed this over 2 hours or so from pnp and it really opened up with time. I'll decant next time. This is just starting to enter it's drinking window. Outstanding RRV appellation wine that punchs well above it's price.
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2/24/2015 - sellerscellar Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still very tight, but this is really pretty stuff. Give it at least a 45-60 min decant. This has a very nice future ahead of it.
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9/11/2014 - zinfomaniac Likes this wine: 91 Points
Not your typical cola based RRV but more of a strawberry earthy chalk with a hint of cola and a nice medium+ finish. Very interesting wine.
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3/24/2014 - rrschrumjr Likes this wine:
High-quality -- balanced, nice restrained cherries, good depth, spice, acidity. Perhaps not yet ready to pop open, though. Really tight at the beginning. Improved with a few hours of air, but still tight at the finish. I'd recommend waiting on this one; it'll be great when it's ready.
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1/12/2014 - scott w Likes this wine: 91 Points
Juicy red fruits, a bit of earth good acid and nicely balanced...need a few more years but delicious now.
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1/2/2014 - RobertDwyer Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mostly translucent ruby in color with hints of purple. Light in color yet full of satisfying flavor. Strawberries, subtle orange oil, briar patch, and a touch of tobacco leaf/leather in the background. Really nicely balanced on the palate. It's not rich or extracted but it is powerful. Long finish. 13.7% alcohol. Recommended.
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12/3/2013 - prof b wrote:
opened for 24 hours (recorked at room temp). loaded with bright red fruits, cherries, with hints of cola or maybe leather. the crisp acidity makes this an easy quaffer. too young to properly evaluate but good potential.
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