Cork turned to powder at the sight of a corkscrew but the wine was fine. Still deeply pigmented with little sediment, oak has mostly integrated leaving only a mocha patina to the intense dark berry and cherry fruit. Tinged on the edges with sweetness, not an expansive wine but the perfect thing to take to a party.
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faint red, hints of orange, in the color. red fruit, cherry, strawberry, earth, dust, spice, on the nose. medium acid, on this fruit-packed finish. eight at the tasting, agreed that this was a young wine.
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A slightly "rustic" wine, but with a lot of character I like. Some earthy notes, but plenty of spice and fruit showing as well. Great with BBQ ribs. Fully mature but not over the hill.
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I absolutely loved this wine, and was my WOTN amongst 18 others on the table. Bouquet that smelled of carmelized sugar ... then, on the palate, explossive strawberry jam flavor -- but without coming across as jammy. Drinking fabulously right now. No score, but my gut impression tells me somewhere around "92"
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After an hour of air the fruit opened up, and it's a very pleasant easy drinking dinner wine. Medium ruby color, no tannins evident, light body. Cherry fruit, nice acid. Almost Burgundian - elegant and bright. More age probably won't improve it.
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12/31/2016 - andtheodor wrote: 91 Points
Cork turned to powder at the sight of a corkscrew but the wine was fine. Still deeply pigmented with little sediment, oak has mostly integrated leaving only a mocha patina to the intense dark berry and cherry fruit. Tinged on the edges with sweetness, not an expansive wine but the perfect thing to take to a party.
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9/14/2015 - AlexHop Likes this wine: 92 Points
Way exceeded expectations. Lush fruit still and really great balance. Just the perfect age. Nice long finish.
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3/13/2014 - affordableCollector wrote: 92 Points
faint red, hints of orange, in the color. red fruit, cherry, strawberry, earth, dust, spice, on the nose. medium acid, on this fruit-packed finish. eight at the tasting, agreed that this was a young wine.
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3/9/2014 - rsprouse Likes this wine: 89 Points
A slightly "rustic" wine, but with a lot of character I like. Some earthy notes, but plenty of spice and fruit showing as well. Great with BBQ ribs. Fully mature but not over the hill.
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5/8/2009 - grafstrb wrote:
I absolutely loved this wine, and was my WOTN amongst 18 others on the table. Bouquet that smelled of carmelized sugar ... then, on the palate, explossive strawberry jam flavor -- but without coming across as jammy. Drinking fabulously right now. No score, but my gut impression tells me somewhere around "92"
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12/10/2006 - dlynch wrote: 87 Points
After an hour of air the fruit opened up, and it's a very pleasant easy drinking dinner wine. Medium ruby color, no tannins evident, light body. Cherry fruit, nice acid. Almost Burgundian - elegant and bright. More age probably won't improve it.
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