Mushrooms, dust, earth tobacco, old books, old leather. Some dried blackberries and black cherries. The fruit is mostly gone; but a lot has risen in its place.
I think the "dust" is my favorite part of this - without many primary notes, it takes center stage. You always hear about "Rutherford dust", etc. when studying Napa Cabs, but in younger wines it's usually more of a background note.
The structure here is evident. Soft tannins are just barely hanging on. If you like tertiary flavors, this is great right now.
Paired with a ribeye and green beans.
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Some Wine Before/During/After a Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Bottle had been previously Coravin'ed multiple times and almost half consumed before opening tonight. Wonderful aromas of mint, fully mature black fruit and woodsy spice with forest floor. Less exciting flavors seemed more tired and almost murky, but still tasty.
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Classic tobacco, leather, dried red and black fruits. No sweetness on the nose (in contrast to a 97 Montelena and 04 DCV Gravelly Meadow) but still surprisingly youthful. A bit of grip still. Very enjoyable.
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red, brown, in the color. oak, earth, smoke, spice, on the nose. mushroom, dried fruit, smoke, earth, spicy, on the palate. high acid, medium tannins, on the finish.
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11/22/2021 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 93 Points
Mushrooms, dust, earth tobacco, old books, old leather. Some dried blackberries and black cherries. The fruit is mostly gone; but a lot has risen in its place.
I think the "dust" is my favorite part of this - without many primary notes, it takes center stage. You always hear about "Rutherford dust", etc. when studying Napa Cabs, but in younger wines it's usually more of a background note.
The structure here is evident. Soft tannins are just barely hanging on. If you like tertiary flavors, this is great right now.
Paired with a ribeye and green beans.
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8/1/2018 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Served blind and said smelled like 1994 Araujo from last week, which made sense. Smells amazing, sweet and floral. Light palate, retains acidity.
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3/30/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Some Wine Before/During/After a Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Bottle had been previously Coravin'ed multiple times and almost half consumed before opening tonight. Wonderful aromas of mint, fully mature black fruit and woodsy spice with forest floor. Less exciting flavors seemed more tired and almost murky, but still tasty.
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7/16/2017 - doctornoah wrote: 92 Points
Classic tobacco, leather, dried red and black fruits. No sweetness on the nose (in contrast to a 97 Montelena and 04 DCV Gravelly Meadow) but still surprisingly youthful. A bit of grip still. Very enjoyable.
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9/12/2013 - affordableCollector wrote: 89 Points
red, brown, in the color. oak, earth, smoke, spice, on the nose. mushroom, dried fruit, smoke, earth, spicy, on the palate. high acid, medium tannins, on the finish.
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