Needed some time to open up, decanted for a couple of hours. This vintage was almost past the point, it had lost its finish. Dark with nice fruits, bright acidity and balanced tannins.
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Tasted blind. Quite dark, fairly muted aromatically. Lots of oak coming through, a bit of dark fruit, & fairly tannic. 83 points. Non-blind nine hours after originally opening, some nice bacon fat is coming through on the nose, the oak has subsided a bit for dark fruit, still fairly tannic.
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Nose has bacon and wood smoke. Very ripe black fruits raspberry and cherry. Finish is pleasant with some smokey notes. Acidity provides refreshments to balance darker notes.
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10/31/2013 - Klainetal wrote: 89 Points
Fantastic. Still aging quite well. Enjoyed this thoroughly with a steak! Opolo does itself proud!
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3/24/2013 - danershi@gmail.com Likes this wine: 86 Points
My friend had a bottle from the same vintage that went bad. This, however, was great. Rich and bold. Satisfying finish.
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3/31/2012 - Glorious T wrote: 86 Points
Needed some time to open up, decanted for a couple of hours. This vintage was almost past the point, it had lost its finish. Dark with nice fruits, bright acidity and balanced tannins.
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1/17/2012 - David_T wrote: 86 Points
Tasted blind. Quite dark, fairly muted aromatically. Lots of oak coming through, a bit of dark fruit, & fairly tannic. 83 points.
Non-blind nine hours after originally opening, some nice bacon fat is coming through on the nose, the oak has subsided a bit for dark fruit, still fairly tannic.
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7/17/2011 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance Trade Tasting (Golden Gate Club, Presidio, San Francisco, California): Ripe black fruit, vanilla nose; ripe black fruit, vanilla, berry jam palate; medium-plus finish
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12/10/2009 - vinotoad wrote: 87 Points
Good acidity and red fruit on the palate - paired well with Indian food
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10/12/2009 - viejo322 wrote: 88 Points
Nose has bacon and wood smoke. Very ripe black fruits raspberry and cherry. Finish is pleasant with some smokey notes. Acidity provides refreshments to balance darker notes.
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