Upon first taste, this tasted (and smelled) somewhat generic and quite ripe. I decanted it for hours and it came around to be a very nice wine. The nose never really opened up, but there is lovely dark fruit present, fine tannins, and a very balanced palate with a decently long finish. I think there is some good upside to waiting on this for a few years.
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Youthful and sleek, with clean notes of black raspberries and cherries over earthy tones of herbs, licorice, and a whiff of toast. Shows plenty of structure and a wonderful streak of minerality that cuts through its muscular and mid-bodied frame. Drink or hold.
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Quite nice. Muscular with fine tannin and darker fruit profile showing the vintage. Well judged and balanced. Has some upside too given the structure, though didn't get a lot of depth.
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I didn't not really like it at the price. Reserved aromatics, plush initially on the palette and then a grainy mouthfeel and spiced mid palette emerges where the cherry turns to an underdeveloped fruit. Finish is actually slightly bitter. Unbalanced acidity, fruit & tannin here !! Deserves a lower score but I am being generous out of respect for the wine.
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11/20/2022 - trumpet60201 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Upon first taste, this tasted (and smelled) somewhat generic and quite ripe. I decanted it for hours and it came around to be a very nice wine. The nose never really opened up, but there is lovely dark fruit present, fine tannins, and a very balanced palate with a decently long finish. I think there is some good upside to waiting on this for a few years.
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11/2/2022 - Baron Slick wrote: 92 Points
Youthful and sleek, with clean notes of black raspberries and cherries over earthy tones of herbs, licorice, and a whiff of toast. Shows plenty of structure and a wonderful streak of minerality that cuts through its muscular and mid-bodied frame. Drink or hold.
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8/28/2022 - Nutty08 wrote: 91 Points
Quite nice. Muscular with fine tannin and darker fruit profile showing the vintage. Well judged and balanced. Has some upside too given the structure, though didn't get a lot of depth.
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3/7/2022 - tak4 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Louis Jadot 2020 barrel sample tasting (Branch Line, Watertown MA): Black fruit, great balance on palate, not heavy
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9/11/2021 - tomoem wrote: 89 Points
Anniversary dinner at Grand Cafe Morristown.
I didn't not really like it at the price. Reserved aromatics, plush initially on the palette and then a grainy mouthfeel and spiced mid palette emerges where the cherry turns to an underdeveloped fruit. Finish is actually slightly bitter. Unbalanced acidity, fruit & tannin here !! Deserves a lower score but I am being generous out of respect for the wine.
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