1 hour decant. Charcoal, spices and red fruit on the nose; medium bodied with good acidity yet still with some tannins left. I would hold this for +2 years.
Decanted over 30 mins made a big difference. Raspberry and plum on the nose, the palate was very rich with red fruits and super concentrated. Full-bodied wine that could use some years in the cellar.
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Tasted it on Valentine's day along with flank steak with spinach and potato salad. Decanted over an hour. 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc; 14% alcohol. Nice purple ruby color. Cherry, tar and a little herbal note on the nose, after decanting it for 30 mins the cigar scent came out. Medium bodied, fine tannins, red fruit with some mineral taste, good acidity and decent finish. 2nd day: Coffee aromas developed after one day left in the bottle while the palate went down a little bit. Overall good qpr, I'm looking forward to the 2009.
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2008 Château Haut-Bergey
2/16/2013 - Jpacheco Likes this wine:
1 hour decant. Charcoal, spices and red fruit on the nose; medium bodied with good acidity yet still with some tannins left. I would hold this for +2 years.
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2008 Viña Cobos Malbec Bramare Lujan de Cuyo
4/14/2012 - Jpacheco wrote:
Decanted over 30 mins made a big difference. Raspberry and plum on the nose, the palate was very rich with red fruits and super concentrated. Full-bodied wine that could use some years in the cellar.
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2008 Château Rol Valentin
2/15/2012 - Jpacheco wrote:
Tasted it on Valentine's day along with flank steak with spinach and potato salad. Decanted over an hour. 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc; 14% alcohol.
Nice purple ruby color. Cherry, tar and a little herbal note on the nose, after decanting it for 30 mins the cigar scent came out.
Medium bodied, fine tannins, red fruit with some mineral taste, good acidity and decent finish.
2nd day: Coffee aromas developed after one day left in the bottle while the palate went down a little bit.
Overall good qpr, I'm looking forward to the 2009.
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