Medium plus body. Blackberry and some sour cherry notes. More acidic in mid palate than anticipated for this age and a bit flat on the finish. Was better a few years ago but drinkable now. Just don’t expect too much.
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Purple color with a barnyard aroma, but with a rather compelling and pure flavor of red cherries. The wine would need more nuance and balance, and a more elegant finish, to get a higher rating, but still quite good, with the aroma not carried over to the taste. Much better than the previous bottle.
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Purple color with a nose that smelled like a wet dog. Plum flavor with a pepper finish. Rather mono-dimensional with little depth or nuance, and with a fairly short finish. Nothing to write home about. Could be another over-rated Parker wine, or just over the hill.
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3/28/2024 - Kentw wrote: 86 Points
Medium plus body. Blackberry and some sour cherry notes. More acidic in mid palate than anticipated for this age and a bit flat on the finish. Was better a few years ago but drinkable now. Just don’t expect too much.
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11/28/2020 - Spar Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice! Port nose, blackberry palate. Smooth and balanced with full body.
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4/23/2015 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 90 Points
Purple color with a barnyard aroma, but with a rather compelling and pure flavor of red cherries. The wine would need more nuance and balance, and a more elegant finish, to get a higher rating, but still quite good, with the aroma not carried over to the taste. Much better than the previous bottle.
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2/15/2015 - tcosgriff wrote: 85 Points
Purple color with a nose that smelled like a wet dog. Plum flavor with a pepper finish. Rather mono-dimensional with little depth or nuance, and with a fairly short finish. Nothing to write home about. Could be another over-rated Parker wine, or just over the hill.
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4/28/2012 - fbrack wrote:
I'm not going to rate this because it is obviously past its peak. It opened up over time, but not enough to be great.
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