Dark red color, red raspberry & vanilla nose, plenty of tart red fruit on palate, seems a bit too acidic, tannins still noticeable, medium length finish.
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Ripe (overripe?), sweet nose. Palate has good structure. Nice, very drinkable. Good remaining fruit on the palate. One of the best B&H wines I've had. Starts to fade quite quickly with air. Do not decant for long.
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decent 98 with enough fruit to carry the day. however, the alcoholic heat on the finish spoils the party. decanted in an effort to manipulate this deficiency, but it didn't work. drink up.
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It was a deep crimson/purple with thin legs. The nose contained black cherry and cedar. This was a rich and tannic wine. I thought the fruit was overpowered a bit although I noticed currant, blackberry and a hint of licorice. Medium bodied and a moderately long finish. This wine also had a slight bitterness to it. Despite being 15+% alcohol it did not taste hot or give an alcoholic impression. 89 points.
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7/15/2021 - Greg Pierce wrote:
These Behrens & Hitchcock wines tend toward two poles — unholy horror or surprisingly nice. This one was unholy horror. DNPIM.
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5/7/2013 - Schwarzer Hund wrote:
Dark red color, red raspberry & vanilla nose, plenty of tart red fruit on palate, seems a bit too acidic, tannins still noticeable, medium length finish.
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11/14/2010 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points
Ripe (overripe?), sweet nose. Palate has good structure. Nice, very drinkable. Good remaining fruit on the palate. One of the best B&H wines I've had. Starts to fade quite quickly with air. Do not decant for long.
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9/12/2010 - aagrawal wrote: 85 Points
Some volatile acid. Fruit is more red than black. Not recommended to buy, but drinkable.
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4/22/2008 - Lainie wrote:
Sweet, powdery, floral, violets, fruit, plum, ripe, oddly ripe and floral aromas. Sweet middle, high alc. Has the smell of a plastic wine cork.
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2/21/2005 - jeff nowak wrote: 87 Points
decent 98 with enough fruit to carry the day. however, the alcoholic heat on the finish spoils the party. decanted in an effort to manipulate this deficiency, but it didn't work. drink up.
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11/25/2002 - Vino Me wrote: 89 Points
It was a deep crimson/purple with thin legs. The nose contained black cherry and cedar. This was a rich and tannic wine. I thought the fruit was overpowered a bit although I noticed currant, blackberry and a hint of licorice. Medium bodied and a moderately long finish. This wine also had a slight bitterness to it. Despite being 15+% alcohol it did not taste hot or give an alcoholic impression. 89 points.
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