Purchased from good stock, and this was incredibly disappointing. Brought to a wine dinner and it mostly went unconsumed, over the hill, dirty, tired. Pass.
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I have to say I know nothing about this wine other than I bought it from Hi-Times Cellars in Santa Ana, Ca. They must have recommended it.
At first I thought this wine was gone. It gave off a kind of musty odor upon uncorking, but I was wrong. The wine is a medium red color with just a hint of brick around its edges. Once I got past the musty odor, I could smell briary fruit and leather. The first sip was kind of biting, but then the wine smooths out. This wine has got a backbone for how delicate it feels. Very integrated with red fruit and spice up front with a little tobacco on the long finish. I think this is a wine that pinot, bordeaux and rhone wine lovers would all enjoy.
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11/6/2012 - oakland.cory wrote: 79 Points
Purchased from good stock, and this was incredibly disappointing. Brought to a wine dinner and it mostly went unconsumed, over the hill, dirty, tired. Pass.
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4/6/2007 - txwife wrote:
Excellent wine! See public tasting note.
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4/6/2007 - txwife wrote:
I have to say I know nothing about this wine other than I bought it from Hi-Times Cellars in Santa Ana, Ca. They must have recommended it.
At first I thought this wine was gone. It gave off a kind of musty odor upon uncorking, but I was wrong. The wine is a medium red color with just a hint of brick around its edges. Once I got past the musty odor, I could smell briary fruit and leather. The first sip was kind of biting, but then the wine smooths out. This wine has got a backbone for how delicate it feels. Very integrated with red fruit and spice up front with a little tobacco on the long finish. I think this is a wine that pinot, bordeaux and rhone wine lovers would all enjoy.
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6/17/2006 - David Wilson wrote:
Excellent as usual. What a beautiful wine!
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6/10/2006 - David Wilson wrote:
As usual, very elegant and delightful.
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