Despite an initial bandaid note, that disappeared quickly to reveal a fantastic wine. Nice musky nose. Big chalky fruity well-balanced- just a wonderful wine. Probably need to drink relatively soon.
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Popped and poured was a mistake for this wine. It seemed disjointed though with strong fruit. Very bitter and tsnnic on the finish.
Day 2 has mellowed this wine very well. The fruit might have taken a very small step backward but now it is a rounded mouth filling wine without a bitter finish. Sure it's not complex, but the only negative is a feeling of heat on the finish. At 14.7% alcohol I would expect that.
One day had moved this from a mid to upper 80s wine. I have another that I will save for a couple years.
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Nowhere near ready, but showing hints of its future glory. I really wish I could have stored these for 5-7 years, but I just didn't have the space. Please, don't make the same mistake. What could be a special wine in its time is just tannins and acid right now.
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11/14/2022 - Jmac56 wrote: 92 Points
Despite an initial bandaid note, that disappeared quickly to reveal a fantastic wine. Nice musky nose. Big chalky fruity well-balanced- just a wonderful wine. Probably need to drink relatively soon.
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12/10/2014 - ssimpsonjr wrote:
Popped and poured was a mistake for this wine. It seemed disjointed though with strong fruit. Very bitter and tsnnic on the finish.
Day 2 has mellowed this wine very well. The fruit might have taken a very small step backward but now it is a rounded mouth filling wine without a bitter finish. Sure it's not complex, but the only negative is a feeling of heat on the finish. At 14.7% alcohol I would expect that.
One day had moved this from a mid to upper 80s wine. I have another that I will save for a couple years.
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8/8/2012 - lawsindell wrote: 84 Points
Nowhere near ready, but showing hints of its future glory. I really wish I could have stored these for 5-7 years, but I just didn't have the space. Please, don't make the same mistake. What could be a special wine in its time is just tannins and acid right now.
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