Excess: Rather advanced, with a butterscotch/caramel-like note to the aromas but some sweet red fruits and pastry dough flavours beneath. Good, but certainly feels on the downswing.
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Sampled 4/24/11. I brought this thinking I would use it to color Easter eggs, given prior experiences. Much to my pleasant surprise, the wine was more than in tact. The bead was quite strong for a couple hours. The color was clearly showing age as the pinkish hue was turning more golden brown. Nonetheless, the wine's character was wonderful and quite good. Cherry and citrus fruits with hints of walnuts. A wonderful acidity balance and a long finish. Definitely drink up and hope you've got a good one because it won't get better, but if you get one that is alive, it is very good.
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1/28/2017 - salil wrote: 87 Points
Excess: Rather advanced, with a butterscotch/caramel-like note to the aromas but some sweet red fruits and pastry dough flavours beneath. Good, but certainly feels on the downswing.
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11/20/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Red berries (strawberry, raspberry) on the nose with clear earthy undertones. Nice palate texture but lacked relative precision of elements.
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12/30/2012 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Nice aromas of strawberry, caramel, earth...Good acidity. Still some fruit.
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4/25/2011 - mxpbuy wrote: 93 Points
Sampled 4/24/11. I brought this thinking I would use it to color Easter eggs, given prior experiences. Much to my pleasant surprise, the wine was more than in tact. The bead was quite strong for a couple hours. The color was clearly showing age as the pinkish hue was turning more golden brown. Nonetheless, the wine's character was wonderful and quite good. Cherry and citrus fruits with hints of walnuts. A wonderful acidity balance and a long finish. Definitely drink up and hope you've got a good one because it won't get better, but if you get one that is alive, it is very good.
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12/24/2010 - mxpbuy wrote: 50 Points
Sampled 12/23/10. Bottle looked good, but no bead and turning brown. DOA.
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