On the nose: strawberries, oak and a touch of dried figs. On the palate, the attack is on the figs, moving on to oaky notes and a good balance of acidity and tannins on the finish. The texture throughout is creamy and flavours, though simple, are fairly persistent. Good and comforting.
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Notes are sketchy on this bottle. I recall it to have been one dimensional upon opening. It did not get finished on night one as it was the least interesting thing on the table. On night 2 it was slightly improved with some coffee and spice notes making an appearance. 85 on night 1, 87 on night 2.
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South American Wines (Farpointe Cellar): A heavy dose of pepper and blackberry on the nose, with espresso and cherry underneath. Smooth on the palate, the espresso and pepper are really dominate. The dark cherry on the mid-palate is ripe, and the finish is quite mineral driven.
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Sweet smell strawberry shortcake and impressive acidity and mid palate is enjoyable too. Rated and tasted with CZ and JS. CZ says its too hot. I don think tempranillo should be tasting like this with such alcohol and oak.
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8/30/2018 - ThalesGaspar wrote: 85 Points
Not a wine for ageing. The acidity is already too high but tannis are still kicking.
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11/27/2016 - pcarmich Likes this wine: 89 Points
On the nose: strawberries, oak and a touch of dried figs. On the palate, the attack is on the figs, moving on to oaky notes and a good balance of acidity and tannins on the finish. The texture throughout is creamy and flavours, though simple, are fairly persistent. Good and comforting.
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1/28/2015 - DanTheRhoneFan wrote: 87 Points
Notes are sketchy on this bottle. I recall it to have been one dimensional upon opening. It did not get finished on night one as it was the least interesting thing on the table. On night 2 it was slightly improved with some coffee and spice notes making an appearance. 85 on night 1, 87 on night 2.
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2/5/2011 - DRS-Inc wrote: 87 Points
Tasted at 2nd Annual NYC Winter Wine Festival @ Best Buy Theater in Times Square, NYC. Cherry, berry fruit, pepper & black coffee notes.
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1/29/2011 - mmurry Likes this wine: 90 Points
South American Wines (Farpointe Cellar): A heavy dose of pepper and blackberry on the nose, with espresso and cherry underneath. Smooth on the palate, the espresso and pepper are really dominate. The dark cherry on the mid-palate is ripe, and the finish is quite mineral driven.
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12/17/2010 - flywineguy wrote: 87 Points
Sweet smell strawberry shortcake and impressive acidity and mid palate is enjoyable too. Rated and tasted with CZ and JS. CZ says its too hot. I don think tempranillo should be tasting like this with such alcohol and oak.
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3/15/2010 - GregGH wrote: 89 Points
after reading WA - I guess I opened too early -- but still enjoyed it -- will try for more
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12/6/2009 - paul canet wrote: 88 Points
Robe pourpre, très foncée
Au nez, c'est alcool que prédomine, fruits noirs, moka
En bouche, c'est jeune et puissant, fort sur l'alcool, un vin qui se bonifiera dans les 5-7 prochaines années
un bel achat pour le prix demandé de 20$
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