Decanted 3-4 hours. Very tight out of the bottle. Needs air. Dark garnet to purple. Nose of blackberry and dense dark cherry. Some spices and minerals. Dark and brooding but opened up considerably with air. Similar palate with wonderful fruit and complex herbs, spices, minerals, tar. Still decently tannic but more gentle. I’d say that after 20 years this is at its peak but it certainly still has more years of life. Terrific wine. Served with dried mushroom risotto. Great pairing.
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5/11/2024 - Ago_2023 Likes this wine:
Great wine. Let it breathe three hours.
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5/11/2024 - Ago_2023 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great wine. Be patient and let it breathe for three hours. Deed cherry with wood influence and notes of tar. Wish I had more bottles in cellar.
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1/8/2023 - cgrimes Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted 3-4 hours. Very tight out of the bottle. Needs air. Dark garnet to purple. Nose of blackberry and dense dark cherry. Some spices and minerals. Dark and brooding but opened up considerably with air. Similar palate with wonderful fruit and complex herbs, spices, minerals, tar. Still decently tannic but more gentle. I’d say that after 20 years this is at its peak but it certainly still has more years of life. Terrific wine. Served with dried mushroom risotto. Great pairing.
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1/24/2020 - pickhardt wrote: 88 Points
Maybe over the hill. Tawny notes.
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8/10/2018 - shellylowen Likes this wine: 89 Points
Getting a little funky
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