Earthy nose, fresh with some green herby notes Tastes so young, firm tannins, fresh fruit and acidity, dark chocolate. Has a lovely aromatic, resinous quality Still so structured, this is clearly a wine for the long term though you will not be disappointed if you drink it now
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Colour - Rich dark ruby with a thin rim of tawny Nose - Full blackberry jam, with slight hint smokey/cedar on the finish Taste - Rich and very smooth, soft tannins and fruit that fill the mouth. Lingers on the palate.
Overall - not a big wine but very drinkable.
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Remarkably youthful and fruity for a 25-year old with dark purple and only 90% opaque. Everything seems nicely integrated in this one, I even called this a "construction-worker" compared to the 1982!
Powerful and youthful with lots of life ahead! Drink now - 2035
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with corkscrew cookies. Fairly dark. Really nice red fruit and brown sugar nose. Sweet fruit and a very tannic finish. A great one to keep another decade or two.
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7/6/2018 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
Earthy nose, fresh with some green herby notes
Tastes so young, firm tannins, fresh fruit and acidity, dark chocolate. Has a lovely aromatic, resinous quality
Still so structured, this is clearly a wine for the long term though you will not be disappointed if you drink it now
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1/13/2018 - BernieMSY wrote: 89 Points
Not bad, but lacking in complexity.
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11/25/2017 - BS-BS4 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Colour - Rich dark ruby with a thin rim of tawny
Nose - Full blackberry jam, with slight hint smokey/cedar on the finish
Taste - Rich and very smooth, soft tannins and fruit that fill the mouth. Lingers on the palate.
Overall - not a big wine but very drinkable.
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11/19/2016 - Uruny Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wow, did this one impress me!
Remarkably youthful and fruity for a 25-year old with dark purple and only 90% opaque.
Everything seems nicely integrated in this one, I even called this a "construction-worker" compared to the 1982!
Powerful and youthful with lots of life ahead!
Drink now - 2035
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8/19/2016 - djarcara wrote: 88 Points
Maybe needs more time. Still dark. A bit cough syrupy. Not enough secondary and tertiary flavors. Plum, black cherry, linzer tart flavors.
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11/22/2015 - MDRwinos wrote: 91 Points
Delicimosas
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1/24/2015 - TastesGoodToMe Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great ending to a fabulous night of wine. Rich, deep, savory. Plenty of life left on these.
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3/22/2013 - clarktoews Likes this wine: 91 Points
needed 30 mins to settle out, still another 15yrs of life in this one. was good
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12/8/2009 - David J Cooper wrote:
with corkscrew cookies. Fairly dark. Really nice red fruit and brown sugar nose. Sweet fruit and a very tannic finish. A great one to keep another decade or two.
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