More approachable yet still with plenty of life. The funky ripe Merlot from this vintage makes this a challenging food red wine. Still a lamb or beef pairing.
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Got this from a friend and was worried that it was past it’s drinking window based on CellarTracker rewiews. Was pleasantly surprised! Decanted for 2 hours. Every sip seemed to improve! The overwhelming taste was the old vine earthiness which over shadowed the dark fruit . . . but in a good way. Definitely not for everyone but, if you like earthy wines, this one still holds up!
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Taste profile hasn't changed much in 4 years. A little more mellow and food friendly, but the tannins still appear to be outliving the fruit. Drying tannins and not nearly as charming as the 2000 which i still have a few bottles. Recommend drinking with beef or lamb. A difficult vintage.
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9/10/2023 - khmark7 wrote:
More approachable yet still with plenty of life. The funky ripe Merlot from this vintage makes this a challenging food red wine. Still a lamb or beef pairing.
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8/11/2022 - Shak Likes this wine: 92 Points
Got this from a friend and was worried that it was past it’s drinking window based on CellarTracker rewiews. Was pleasantly surprised! Decanted for 2 hours. Every sip seemed to improve! The overwhelming taste was the old vine earthiness which over shadowed the dark fruit . . . but in a good way. Definitely not for everyone but, if you like earthy wines, this one still holds up!
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12/28/2021 - khmark7 wrote: 88 Points
Taste profile hasn't changed much in 4 years. A little more mellow and food friendly, but the tannins still appear to be outliving the fruit. Drying tannins and not nearly as charming as the 2000 which i still have a few bottles. Recommend drinking with beef or lamb. A difficult vintage.
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3/19/2021 - rjquillin Likes this wine:
Nice mature bottle, drink, but don't hurry.
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2/12/2021 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Fully mature, but lovely. Very similar to my note from February 2020. Drink up!
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