My initial impression upon smelling the wine was "oxidized". After a bit that impression settled, I think it's a quality of this wine/vintage that the fruit is very ripe, but there's no doubt in my mind it has aged some too and should be drunk now. It's got strong sweet fruit but I might mistake this for Spanish rather than Rhone. It's really big and round. On the back end I get the sense of something waiting underneath that might hurt tomorrow when I come back to this wine. Very nice, but I'm glad this is my last.
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Smaken ger både djupa och syrliga körsbär men även en kompott av övriga mörkröda och blåa bär utom blåbär. Gott som f-n för ett enklare vin. Något tunt såklart men väldigt bra.
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Very solid wine. Powerful fruit, strong body. Perhaps a little over-ripe, I think that's a vintage characteristic. Drinks well now, might improve, but I have little experience with this type of wine to know that.
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12/26/2020 - drbobskis Likes this wine: 95 Points
Gorgeous full-bodied wine. Well balanced... minerality balanced with fruit...needs time to breathe
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6/23/2019 - grossie Likes this wine: 89 Points
My initial impression upon smelling the wine was "oxidized". After a bit that impression settled, I think it's a quality of this wine/vintage that the fruit is very ripe, but there's no doubt in my mind it has aged some too and should be drunk now. It's got strong sweet fruit but I might mistake this for Spanish rather than Rhone. It's really big and round. On the back end I get the sense of something waiting underneath that might hurt tomorrow when I come back to this wine. Very nice, but I'm glad this is my last.
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3/29/2019 - Trydebull Likes this wine: 88 Points
Mörkt viktoriaplommonröd
Doftar lite stallig och högt av körsbär
Smaken ger både djupa och syrliga körsbär men även en kompott av övriga mörkröda och blåa bär utom blåbär. Gott som f-n för ett enklare vin. Något tunt såklart men väldigt bra.
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2/14/2019 - grossie Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very solid wine. Powerful fruit, strong body. Perhaps a little over-ripe, I think that's a vintage characteristic. Drinks well now, might improve, but I have little experience with this type of wine to know that.
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3/7/2017 - tom_wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still with some fine tannins, the fruit is very much alive with raspberry, blackberry flavors, black pepper and spice. Some dried rosemary too.
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