Now that was a luxury Monday. Opened it up asking with few neighbors and we enjoyed it from pnp and decanting. Excellent floral on the nose. Lovely peppery notes. Medium plus finish. Exactly the way I expected this one to develop, with mote secondary notes compared to my last tasting. A true dark purple pleasure in a glass. Five years after my last tasting of this one, it's a classic aging emh black cat. A purrrrrrfect bottle. 94+
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9/2/2022 - coremill wrote: 91 Points
Fully mature, I think. Sweetish black fruit, chocolate, gravel. Tannins mostly resolved, good acid. Delicious.
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2/15/2021 - EMichels wrote: 89 Points
This seemed too old; More of the heaviness that I found in previous bottles but without the freshness; Will be drinking my last bottle soon
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2/13/2021 - fred o. wrote:
Significant sediment.
Opaque violet.
Nose blackberry, hint of nail polish. Some hints of herbs and forest.
Palate slightly raisiny black fruit. Some oaky richness.
seems either overripe or over the hill -- either way, not the most promising at this stage. 88 pts
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9/23/2019 - odds Likes this wine: 94 Points
Now that was a luxury Monday. Opened it up asking with few neighbors and we enjoyed it from pnp and decanting. Excellent floral on the nose. Lovely peppery notes. Medium plus finish. Exactly the way I expected this one to develop, with mote secondary notes compared to my last tasting. A true dark purple pleasure in a glass. Five years after my last tasting of this one, it's a classic aging emh black cat. A purrrrrrfect bottle.
94+
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5/2/2015 - EMTAME wrote: flawed
Dried out, crumbly cork. Oxidized wine. Too bad, as I was really looking forward to this bottle. Purchased from Benchmark, not direct from EMH.
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