Wow, much better than my last btl and absolutely fulfilling the promise I felt this showed in 2014. On the nose: asian spice, black pepper, ripe pomegranate seed, wild strawberry, and a touch of soft leather. On the palate: lovely black pepper spice and wild strawberry, fantastic acidity, ad lovely density on the spicy and wild strawberry/black raspberry finish.
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Pop and pour. On the nose: black raspberry, clove, cinnamon, soft leather, but still very primary. On the palate: excellent acidity, but somewhat monolithc with big cran-raspberry, and chewable vitamin...and not much else. On the finish: very soft tannin showcasing some tannin on a clipped ending...not as good as previous btls.
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Paired with dinner of pork pasta at Cedarbrook. Big floral nose, good balance of red and dark fruit on the palate - including pomegranate and rhubarb - with some cinnamon toast and bitter notes on the finish. Still not fully accessible but should get even better in a few years. Drink 2022-2028. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 92.
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7/1/2021 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Wow, much better than my last btl and absolutely fulfilling the promise I felt this showed in 2014. On the nose: asian spice, black pepper, ripe pomegranate seed, wild strawberry, and a touch of soft leather. On the palate: lovely black pepper spice and wild strawberry, fantastic acidity, ad lovely density on the spicy and wild strawberry/black raspberry finish.
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11/12/2020 - MarkandBetty wrote:
Very smooth. Light, but with a fruity taste
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10/31/2020 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Pop and pour. On the nose: black raspberry, clove, cinnamon, soft leather, but still very primary. On the palate: excellent acidity, but somewhat monolithc with big cran-raspberry, and chewable vitamin...and not much else. On the finish: very soft tannin showcasing some tannin on a clipped ending...not as good as previous btls.
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9/26/2020 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 92 Points
Paired with dinner of pork pasta at Cedarbrook. Big floral nose, good balance of red and dark fruit on the palate - including pomegranate and rhubarb - with some cinnamon toast and bitter notes on the finish. Still not fully accessible but should get even better in a few years. Drink 2022-2028. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 92.
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3/2/2019 - SCosgrove wrote: 88 Points
Smoothing out finally but still not worth the price.
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