Drinking beautifully now on the pop n’pour. Dusty blackberry, black cherry, crème de violette, cardamom, and mocha on the nose. Lovely balance of dark berry fruit and savory herbal character on the palate, with a core of mixed graphite/organic soil minerality and a hint of tobacco leaf. Medium-bodied with fresh acidity and gentle mouthcoating tannic grip, this has some structure still to keep going a few years but may be better to drink on the sooner side to still enjoy the primary fruit notes.
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Rich, dense wine, that somehow reminds of liquid Christmas pudding. A mouthful of crunch black fruit - blackberry and fig, a some Mourvèdre-like funk, bit of toast spice, and a firm sinewy spine of acid and ripe tannin. The less tannic St Emilion comparison is somewhat apt, but the bramble berry breaking like the sun through some spring storm clouds through says zin through and through. Long finish, but with a hit of heat as well. Fantastic now, perhaps even with a little bit of upside in another year or two.
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5/13/2024 - rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking beautifully now on the pop n’pour. Dusty blackberry, black cherry, crème de violette, cardamom, and mocha on the nose. Lovely balance of dark berry fruit and savory herbal character on the palate, with a core of mixed graphite/organic soil minerality and a hint of tobacco leaf. Medium-bodied with fresh acidity and gentle mouthcoating tannic grip, this has some structure still to keep going a few years but may be better to drink on the sooner side to still enjoy the primary fruit notes.
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5/12/2024 - RichEB1 wrote: flawed
Corked! But Chris is the man and replacing it. Gotta love/appreciate such amazing customer service!
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2/29/2024 - Bob23 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great acidity, wonderfully fresh. Good dark fruit.
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2/11/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Good Wine with an Exciting Super Bowl (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Walkaround tasting. Intense concentration with intense all black fruits supported by roasted meat notes. Good enough balance keeps this going.
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7/18/2023 - ohne_musik wrote: 93 Points
Rich, dense wine, that somehow reminds of liquid Christmas pudding. A mouthful of crunch black fruit - blackberry and fig, a some Mourvèdre-like funk, bit of toast spice, and a firm sinewy spine of acid and ripe tannin. The less tannic St Emilion comparison is somewhat apt, but the bramble berry breaking like the sun through some spring storm clouds through says zin through and through. Long finish, but with a hit of heat as well. Fantastic now, perhaps even with a little bit of upside in another year or two.
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