Deep inky color. Black cherry and plum on the nose. Black cherry, currant, plum fruits, a bit of leather. Still plenty of fruit. Strong tannins following the fruit, with a somewhat peppery finish.
Decanting for 45 minutes softened the tannins and dry finish, but there is is not a lot of fruit structure left in the finish. Held up well for its age.
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Powerful and balanced, but ultimately too big for me. A bit closed at first, the wine opened with a mixture of judicious fruit and a firm tartness edged with something like a roasted red pepper that soared above all like a baroque trumpet call before the wonderful finish. I enjoyed the firm, complex structure and the restrained fruit, but this wine demanded too much attention and fought with the food for dominance rather than complement it.
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Dark, thick, almost black in color; a peppery nose with herbs and blackberry fruit; even on day three, still going strong with gobs of Jammu blackberry fruit and vanilla tones; a creamy, ripe style of petite.
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12/11/2019 - SyrahForth310 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep inky color.
Black cherry and plum on the nose.
Black cherry, currant, plum fruits, a bit of leather. Still plenty of fruit.
Strong tannins following the fruit, with a somewhat peppery finish.
Decanting for 45 minutes softened the tannins and dry finish, but there is is not a lot of fruit structure left in the finish.
Held up well for its age.
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1/7/2013 - Rich.Herbs Likes this wine:
Powerful and balanced, but ultimately too big for me. A bit closed at first, the wine opened with a mixture of judicious fruit and a firm tartness edged with something like a roasted red pepper that soared above all like a baroque trumpet call before the wonderful finish. I enjoyed the firm, complex structure and the restrained fruit, but this wine demanded too much attention and fought with the food for dominance rather than complement it.
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7/18/2011 - jtcseventysix wrote: 89 Points
Dark, thick, almost black in color; a peppery nose with herbs and blackberry fruit; even on day three, still going strong with gobs of Jammu blackberry fruit and vanilla tones; a creamy, ripe style of petite.
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