A fantastic wine on day three. I wish I had waited another five years before I opened this. It needs decanting and a lot of aeration at this point. In the end, this was a joy to taste.
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Appearance - Very dark/inky purple color, clear @ edge, shows good body, reflective - 3 Aroma/Bouquet - Black fruit, oak, some vanilla, very light alc., some minerality - 5.5 Taste - Blackberry and black plum, some minerality/limestone, very light tannin, soft - 5.5 Aftertaste - Black fruit continues for a long finish, chalkiness subsides - 2.5 Overall - Very good, complex wine, fruit and mineral, great smooth finish - 2
*** This judgement is based on a 20 point scale and interpolated into a 100 point scale. ***
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9/5/2022 - Dan L wrote: 93 Points
A fantastic wine on day three. I wish I had waited another five years before I opened this. It needs decanting and a lot of aeration at this point. In the end, this was a joy to taste.
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9/22/2018 - dac2849 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Appearance - Very dark/inky purple color, clear @ edge, shows good body, reflective - 3
Aroma/Bouquet - Black fruit, oak, some vanilla, very light alc., some minerality - 5.5
Taste - Blackberry and black plum, some minerality/limestone, very light tannin, soft - 5.5
Aftertaste - Black fruit continues for a long finish, chalkiness subsides - 2.5
Overall - Very good, complex wine, fruit and mineral, great smooth finish - 2
*** This judgement is based on a 20 point scale and interpolated into a 100 point scale. ***
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