Upon opening this was all earthy funky town. After 15-20m in the glass, it resolved and was drinking well. High-toned, lots of acid, mint and menthol to go with the dark fruit and bracing tannins. Lots of sediment.
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I had this with fried chicken on 3/14/14 (not the best pairing). It had a rich, fragrant bouquet of bay leaf, anise, dried herb, cherry, blackberry and plum aromas. The palate was smooth and integrated with bitter flavors of dried herb, cherry, blackberry, plum and mocha.
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9/23/2023 - jjct Does not like this wine:
Medicinal, faded fruit, over the hill.
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7/28/2021 - UMRich Likes this wine: 90 Points
Was concerned that I'd held this too long and all that would be left was the acid. No worries because it remained well-balanced.
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12/21/2019 - jjct Likes this wine:
Less funk and menthol than the last bottle; this showed some pure dark fruit today along with tertiary flavors.
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6/29/2019 - jjct wrote:
Upon opening this was all earthy funky town. After 15-20m in the glass, it resolved and was drinking well. High-toned, lots of acid, mint and menthol to go with the dark fruit and bracing tannins. Lots of sediment.
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3/14/2014 - garambler wrote: 90 Points
I had this with fried chicken on 3/14/14 (not the best pairing). It had a rich, fragrant bouquet of bay leaf, anise, dried herb, cherry, blackberry and plum aromas. The palate was smooth and integrated with bitter flavors of dried herb, cherry, blackberry, plum and mocha.
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