Bright nose of fresh squeezed cherries / cherry preserves, mint, fresh earth, some tertiaty meaty notes and dried berries subtly around the edges. The palate is lean with more ripe red berries and some oak that shows itself as vanilla and a little espresso. It’s definitely a linear and direct palate, not expansive but also not out of place in any direction. Definitely plenty of life left here.
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Color: Opaque purple with wider ruby rim along edge of glass (15/15) Aroma: Gorgeous powerful bouquet of ripe dark fruit and wet roses (15/15) Palate: Dense ripe fruit explosion on tongue with leather and coconut in the mid-palate that dissipates surprisingly quick...probably the result of a tough vintage (30/35) Overall quality: The nose is truly special but the palate lacked a lasting punch. It's a medium body wine with good tannin and acidity and a short/medium finish. (31/35)
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1/1/2024 - OaktownRush Likes this wine:
Bright nose of fresh squeezed cherries / cherry preserves, mint, fresh earth, some tertiaty meaty notes and dried berries subtly around the edges. The palate is lean with more ripe red berries and some oak that shows itself as vanilla and a little espresso. It’s definitely a linear and direct palate, not expansive but also not out of place in any direction. Definitely plenty of life left here.
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11/6/2022 - Mr T wrote:
PNP with a group at dinner
Decent but not great with some hard edges
Maybe better with more air but maybe also the vintage
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2/7/2022 - Mr T wrote:
Not a great vintage but still a solid wine but not up to the 2013
Slight green streak but still rich fruit
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11/19/2020 - mhekman wrote: 91 Points
Color: Opaque purple with wider ruby rim along edge of glass (15/15)
Aroma: Gorgeous powerful bouquet of ripe dark fruit and wet roses (15/15)
Palate: Dense ripe fruit explosion on tongue with leather and coconut in the mid-palate that dissipates surprisingly quick...probably the result of a tough vintage (30/35)
Overall quality: The nose is truly special but the palate lacked a lasting punch. It's a medium body wine with good tannin and acidity and a short/medium finish. (31/35)
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11/10/2020 - PSUSteve wrote: 91 Points
PnP. Plum, tobacco, mint in plenty of oak. Same from start to finish. Seems to have plenty of life left.
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