Very dark. Black fruit, pencil lead, red cedar nose. Red to black fruit, flowery, lead pencil again, good concentration. Not tannic until the very end, shortish finish. Low on acid. It's really good today but it's probably in the twilight of its life.
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Anfangs noch erstaunlich präsent auf der Fruchtseite, dann aber bereits nach 30 Min stark nachgelassen und nur noch flach vor sich hin vegetiert. Sein golden age liegt sicherlich schon paar Jahre zurück.
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This was particularly good, so I felt compelled to leave a tasting note. Medium-plus intensity garnet color. Deep intensity aroma of black fruits, tobacco, spice box, well-integrated old-world oak. The palate matches the nose. Low acidity; soft, well-integrated tannins; medium-plus intensity on the palate; medium-plus length. This all comes together beautifully, and it's an outstanding representation of the varieties and region. It's also drinking perfectly now. We drank it with Morrocan lamb stew--a difficult pairing--and it could not have worked better.
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11/16/2023 - KVM wrote:
Very dark. Black fruit, pencil lead, red cedar nose. Red to black fruit, flowery, lead pencil again, good concentration. Not tannic until the very end, shortish finish. Low on acid. It's really good today but it's probably in the twilight of its life.
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7/29/2023 - Realityrichard wrote: 88 Points
Anfangs noch erstaunlich präsent auf der Fruchtseite, dann aber bereits nach 30 Min stark nachgelassen und nur noch flach vor sich hin vegetiert. Sein golden age liegt sicherlich schon paar Jahre zurück.
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7/3/2017 - bugles Does not like this wine: 87 Points
overall quite weak and lacks character. Decanted for several hours but didnt show much improvement after the first couple of hours.
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12/12/2016 - chapel hill wino wrote:
terrific... IMO, years of life left in this bottle. Never was a fruit bomb, but there is still plenty to keep this interesting. Thumbs up
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8/23/2015 - James B Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was particularly good, so I felt compelled to leave a tasting note. Medium-plus intensity garnet color. Deep intensity aroma of black fruits, tobacco, spice box, well-integrated old-world oak. The palate matches the nose. Low acidity; soft, well-integrated tannins; medium-plus intensity on the palate; medium-plus length. This all comes together beautifully, and it's an outstanding representation of the varieties and region. It's also drinking perfectly now. We drank it with Morrocan lamb stew--a difficult pairing--and it could not have worked better.
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