Candied blueberries, almost syrupy but not nearly thick enough to warrant that type of descriptor. Soooooo balanced that I almost can't believe this isn't an even pricier bottle.
Short, but wonderful finish.
I'm all over the place with my notes as I am adding them whimsically near the very last sip of my glass.
This is an excellent wine and I am so thankful to have it sliding deep inside my wet, hot, willing mouth.
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60ish minute decant, but probably closer to 80 minutes as I continue adding to this review.
For a 25 year old wine, this is drinking beautifully!
Very neutral nose, with seemingly faint minty notes.
Palate: concentrated raisin notes. silky smooth
Finish: thin, smooth, lovely.
Initially wrestled between scoring this as a 92 or 93 because it tasted a little like bitter licorice, almost (I'm having difficulty articulating the exact taste, but it was somewhat analogous to that), but I have to increase my score to 94 as this beauty continues to open.
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Rich, full-bodied, jammy and a lot younger tasting than the year on the label would suggest. But enough about my ex wife! Ha!
Nose: a hint of cedar, mixed with an ever-so-slight note of eucalyptus. Some mushroom-like funkiness and a candied fruit, reminiscent of a well-balanced, aged fine or grand champagne cognac.
Palate: This wine is phenomenal. Cedar, fruit juice, the slightest hint of warm citrus, and definitely notes of tobacco. Am I tasting faint echoes of bubble gum?
Finish: Smooth as silk after it envelopes the palate on the initial entry. Brief, yet memorable, like my first marriage.
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2007 Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon
3/11/2024 - Heinrich Von Blumpkinstein Likes this wine: 97 Points
Candied blueberries, almost syrupy but not nearly thick enough to warrant that type of descriptor. Soooooo balanced that I almost can't believe this isn't an even pricier bottle.
Short, but wonderful finish.
I'm all over the place with my notes as I am adding them whimsically near the very last sip of my glass.
This is an excellent wine and I am so thankful to have it sliding deep inside my wet, hot, willing mouth.
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1999 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
2/27/2024 - Heinrich Von Blumpkinstein Likes this wine: 94 Points
60ish minute decant, but probably closer to 80 minutes as I continue adding to this review.
For a 25 year old wine, this is drinking beautifully!
Very neutral nose, with seemingly faint minty notes.
Palate: concentrated raisin notes. silky smooth
Finish: thin, smooth, lovely.
Initially wrestled between scoring this as a 92 or 93 because it tasted a little like bitter licorice, almost (I'm having difficulty articulating the exact taste, but it was somewhat analogous to that), but I have to increase my score to 94 as this beauty continues to open.
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1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia
2/27/2024 - Heinrich Von Blumpkinstein wrote: 97 Points
Approximately 70 minute decant
Rich, full-bodied, jammy and a lot younger tasting than the year on the label would suggest. But enough about my ex wife! Ha!
Nose: a hint of cedar, mixed with an ever-so-slight note of eucalyptus. Some mushroom-like funkiness and a candied fruit, reminiscent of a well-balanced, aged fine or grand champagne cognac.
Palate: This wine is phenomenal. Cedar, fruit juice, the slightest hint of warm citrus, and definitely notes of tobacco. Am I tasting faint echoes of bubble gum?
Finish: Smooth as silk after it envelopes the palate on the initial entry. Brief, yet memorable, like my first marriage.
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