poured a glass and let it sit for over an hour before i touched it...the nose made me think "holy shiite this is a big bastard"....huge in-your-face nose, i felt like i was water boarded with blueberry sauce...hot blueberry pie, sweet, thick and syrupy-reminds me of a blueberry port i drink from duckwalk vineyards.....thankfully, the nose was a little misleading and the flavors took a step back from the ledge.....if the flavor matched the nose it would have been too over the top for my palate....firm blueberry flavor throughout but dialed in to allow some secondary flavors to come through...i get some plum mixed in there as well and even a hint of cinnamon in there somewhere.....and some pear tartness on the finish...solid finish, good length...not something i could drink all the time but i did really enjoy this...91+
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2 hour decant...nice and dark, just looks like it's going to be a big thick wine...cherries and vanilla mixed with a hint of eucalyptus on the nose....also a little vegetal on the nose...cherries and strawberries right up front mixed with a little leather...also getting some tartness like a raspberry jam....having a tough time nailing all these flavors independently but they all work together beautifully.....great flavor, full mouthfeel, and the eucalyptus is barely there on the back end...this is not a characteristic that i usually enjoy bet here i find that it works.....remarkably smooth for something with 15.6% alcohol...sure am glad i have some more...drinking great now but i am looking forward to seeing how this evolves
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My first thought was-needs more time...decanted for over 1 hour....first few glasses had a "tang" to it like a sour candy...behind it you can taste a full bodied somewhat complex wine but it just seems a little scrambled at this point....pronounced flavors that just seem a little a little out of order...I don't know why, but I feel another year or two would help round this out and balance the flavors...definitely a nice dark, rich red.....nose of blueberry and a grape flavored candy...my last glass, 3 hours after decanting, really smoothed out....i get all the dark fruit up front and then a transition to a earthy, mineral taste..overall, very enjoyable, but I would give this some time in the bottle
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2004 Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
1/26/2011 - stevek1510 wrote: 91 Points
poured a glass and let it sit for over an hour before i touched it...the nose made me think "holy shiite this is a big bastard"....huge in-your-face nose, i felt like i was water boarded with blueberry sauce...hot blueberry pie, sweet, thick and syrupy-reminds me of a blueberry port i drink from duckwalk vineyards.....thankfully, the nose was a little misleading and the flavors took a step back from the ledge.....if the flavor matched the nose it would have been too over the top for my palate....firm blueberry flavor throughout but dialed in to allow some secondary flavors to come through...i get some plum mixed in there as well and even a hint of cinnamon in there somewhere.....and some pear tartness on the finish...solid finish, good length...not something i could drink all the time but i did really enjoy this...91+
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2004 St. Clement Cabernet Sauvignon Oroppas
11/4/2009 - stevek1510 wrote: 92 Points
2 hour decant...nice and dark, just looks like it's going to be a big thick wine...cherries and vanilla mixed with a hint of eucalyptus on the nose....also a little vegetal on the nose...cherries and strawberries right up front mixed with a little leather...also getting some tartness like a raspberry jam....having a tough time nailing all these flavors independently but they all work together beautifully.....great flavor, full mouthfeel, and the eucalyptus is barely there on the back end...this is not a characteristic that i usually enjoy bet here i find that it works.....remarkably smooth for something with 15.6% alcohol...sure am glad i have some more...drinking great now but i am looking forward to seeing how this evolves
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2005 Tensley Syrah Thompson Vineyard
2/13/2009 - stevek1510 wrote: 90 Points
My first thought was-needs more time...decanted for over 1 hour....first few glasses had a "tang" to it like a sour candy...behind it you can taste a full bodied somewhat complex wine but it just seems a little scrambled at this point....pronounced flavors that just seem a little a little out of order...I don't know why, but I feel another year or two would help round this out and balance the flavors...definitely a nice dark, rich red.....nose of blueberry and a grape flavored candy...my last glass, 3 hours after decanting, really smoothed out....i get all the dark fruit up front and then a transition to a earthy, mineral taste..overall, very enjoyable, but I would give this some time in the bottle
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