Upon opening, this was very off-putting, with sour plum, strong black licorice, and heavy notes of confection. After two days, however, it had settled down, showing much softer plum notes, black cherry, and a weighty, prune-like texture. Still quite bitter finish, but more restrained and intriguing after some air. Would not buy again, despite its architect.
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A solid, fresh wine. Very tasty. Served along with the 2000 of this and the 2005 Foley Charbono. The '00 was the winner with higher toned fruits but this '05 was very tasty. Full figured, if not full bodied. Big red fruit flavors and nice acidity. Drank well on Night #2, too. However, given the success of the '00 in this showing I'm tempted to let future vintages age a bit longer.
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7/22/2013 - Feig wrote: 90 Points
pencil lead, leather nose, round raspberry, cassis finish. round and mellow. not past its prime. enjoyed.
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5/2/2013 - jimkay21 wrote: 89 Points
Decanted, good wine with deeper black fruits. Good structure.
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12/9/2012 - smphelps wrote: 86 Points
Upon opening, this was very off-putting, with sour plum, strong black licorice, and heavy notes of confection. After two days, however, it had settled down, showing much softer plum notes, black cherry, and a weighty, prune-like texture. Still quite bitter finish, but more restrained and intriguing after some air. Would not buy again, despite its architect.
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7/30/2012 - ocfriday wrote: 92 Points
Outstanding after an hour decanting. Strong fruit and not high in alcohol like some. Held up strong through the evening.
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11/29/2010 - btock wrote: 90 Points
A solid, fresh wine. Very tasty. Served along with the 2000 of this and the 2005 Foley Charbono. The '00 was the winner with higher toned fruits but this '05 was very tasty. Full figured, if not full bodied. Big red fruit flavors and nice acidity. Drank well on Night #2, too. However, given the success of the '00 in this showing I'm tempted to let future vintages age a bit longer.
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