Big, spicy and sweet with a finish that's almost cloying but not quite, having lost a lot of its early acidity. Too heavy for the duck dinner I took it to but surprisingly killer, in lieu of port, with the chocolate chip and Gand Marnier soaked raisin cookies our hostess Suzanne served later.
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Needed a fruity red for an Asian main course, and this was perfect. Mostly tempranillo and touriga nacional, IIRC, it offers a lot of fruit cake spiciness on a solid red fruit base. A bit more oak-prominent than would be my druthers, but that will integrate with time.
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Winner of a blind tasting of “Thanksgiving reds”. A lot of bright cranberry (wink wink) and a touch of spice. After a few hours open the finish fell apart a bit and immediately slipped into sharp acidity. Crowd pleaser. Port varietals.
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11/9/2021 - Neecies Likes this wine:
Big, spicy and sweet with a finish that's almost cloying but not quite, having lost a lot of its early acidity. Too heavy for the duck dinner I took it to but surprisingly killer, in lieu of port, with the chocolate chip and Gand Marnier soaked raisin cookies our hostess Suzanne served later.
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5/22/2020 - Neecies Likes this wine:
Needed a fruity red for an Asian main course, and this was perfect. Mostly tempranillo and touriga nacional, IIRC, it offers a lot of fruit cake spiciness on a solid red fruit base. A bit more oak-prominent than would be my druthers, but that will integrate with time.
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11/30/2019 - saintpauliaally Likes this wine:
Winner of a blind tasting of “Thanksgiving reds”. A lot of bright cranberry (wink wink) and a touch of spice. After a few hours open the finish fell apart a bit and immediately slipped into sharp acidity. Crowd pleaser. Port varietals.
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5/4/2019 - RichD2 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep opaque red. Nose of ripe blackberry, Ripe red current, coffee and toasty oak. Full bodied, great fruit with balancing tannin. Long finish.
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