2008 Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (88) Avg Score: 93.6 points

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  10/8/2022 - IanAltman Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Absolutely fabulous. Pnp, perfectly integrated and underscores the benefit of waiting for Saxum to mature. It was amazingly smooth and improved over the next 90 minutes. Blackberry, dark cherry, licorice, pepper. Glad this wasn't my final bottle.

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  6/26/2022 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Last tasted almost three years ago. I think it has started its decline. Still ruby-garnet, only slightly translucent, but slight amber at the edge. Moderately pronounced aroma of a mixture of red and black fruits. Medium body on the palate, still has nice flavors, but less intensity than before, a bit flatter. There's some bitterness in the late palate and aftertaste, and heat from the alcohol is a bit too pronounced at the end. Glad it's our last bottle but we'll enjoy the younger ones.
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  7/24/2021 - kgoalen Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Loved it. Opened up beautifully after about two hours in the decanter.

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  3/6/2021 - travelme wrote: 95 Points

  RustyRudy and several other recent notes all rang true. I was worried this wine might be on the downslope but it was fresh, cork was perfect, and the bottle drank beautifully. Great blend of GSM and one of my older Saxums that I have had. Loved it and would highly recommend drinking them now to anyone that has some in the cellar.

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  7/10/2020 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Consistent notes. Even better pop and pour than a long decant. All black pepper up front with dark blueberry and blackberry. Fleshy Grenache and less earthy tonight. Just smitten. One of the best wineries on the planet, bar none IMO.

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