Smokey blackberry nose. Some tertiary complexity in the form of licorice, garique and cured black olives. Satisfying meaty mouth. Moderate acidity, but good chalky tannic grip on the finish. This wine has improved substantially from what I recall from when I tasted it in its youth.
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Initially, plenty of spice and ash flavor. Nice complement to spicy food. After breathing, the spice aroma integrates with ripe blackberry brandy, cinnamon and clove. The rich, round palate is teaming with ripe dark fruit, tobacco and fig flavor. The flavor profile is sustained to the finish where it is married with ample grippy tannins. The original 89 rating ramped up to 90.
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Chewy, zippy, cherry, spice, tobacco and tar flavor with plentiful grippy tannins. Still youthful and exuberant. Expect it to continue to improve with age.
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4/22/2019 - juffer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Smokey blackberry nose. Some tertiary complexity in the form of licorice, garique and cured black olives. Satisfying meaty mouth. Moderate acidity, but good chalky tannic grip on the finish. This wine has improved substantially from what I recall from when I tasted it in its youth.
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9/23/2015 - z_willus_d wrote:
My cork fell to pieces, but no matter. This wine blew my socks off. What a very pleasant surprise. I paired with lamb steaks.
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6/23/2015 - bin905 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Initially, plenty of spice and ash flavor. Nice complement to spicy food. After breathing, the spice aroma integrates with ripe blackberry brandy, cinnamon and clove. The rich, round palate is teaming with ripe dark fruit, tobacco and fig flavor. The flavor profile is sustained to the finish where it is married with ample grippy tannins. The original 89 rating ramped up to 90.
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12/2/2014 - bin905 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Chewy, zippy, cherry, spice, tobacco and tar flavor with plentiful grippy tannins. Still youthful and exuberant. Expect it to continue to improve with age.
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7/20/2014 - GSW wrote: 91 Points
A lovely wine and, I agree, somewhat akin to a Bordeaux. Delightful.
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