Drank a glass via Coravin. Initially, even after 20-30 minutes of air, the oak was pretty intense and overall this felt a bit overpowering. But but the 60 minute mark it had mellowed meaningfully and was really beautiful. Fresh with layers of red and dark fruit juicy goodness. But this is not a fruit bomb. More like a high quality Cab Franc heavy Bordeaux. Tobacco, dark chocolate with floral notes. Still very big, and I suspect this will age for a decade or more. But with 60-90 minutes of air this is definitely a pleasure to drink today. 94 today with upside.
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Fantastic ripe Cabernet franc showing a sense of place. Still enough fruit to support all the tobacco and herbs. Fresh and soft but intense and perfumed From magnum
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5/1/2024 - weezie Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drank a glass via Coravin. Initially, even after 20-30 minutes of air, the oak was pretty intense and overall this felt a bit overpowering. But but the 60 minute mark it had mellowed meaningfully and was really beautiful. Fresh with layers of red and dark fruit juicy goodness. But this is not a fruit bomb. More like a high quality Cab Franc heavy Bordeaux. Tobacco, dark chocolate with floral notes. Still very big, and I suspect this will age for a decade or more. But with 60-90 minutes of air this is definitely a pleasure to drink today. 94 today with upside.
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2/24/2024 - hadukla Likes this wine: 93 Points
really great but not sure it was worth that price?
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1/28/2024 - j5614.person@gmail.com Likes this wine: 95 Points
Big red with raspberry, blackberry, and oak flavors.
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1/12/2024 - bonedoc wrote: 95 Points
Rich, lush, dark fruits, balanced. Terrific!
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6/2/2023 - Roughl wrote: 94 Points
Fantastic ripe Cabernet franc showing a sense of place. Still enough fruit to support all the tobacco and herbs. Fresh and soft but intense and perfumed From magnum
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