Immediately after opening this wine, it showed beautiful fragrances of blackberries, violets, and Asian spices. With aeration more ripe fruit aromas were dominant including plums and prunes. It was nicely balanced despite the high alcohol content (15.5%). This is lovely at this point in its evolution but it also has the structure and fruit to last for another decade or more.
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This wine has the ‘X’ factor that I seek in a wine. Dark fruit, sandal wood with a touch of crushed rock. This wine has evolved nicely over the years. Great depth and texture. The nose was explosive with wonderful berry notes. This is one off the beaten path that is worth seeking out.
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Simply a great wine off the beaten path. There is so much going on in the glass. Dark fruit, iodine, vanilla bean and crushed mountain rock deliver the ‘X’ factor I look for in a wine. Great juice.
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Dark fruit, underbrush, graphite and Mediterranean spice notes create a wine that has the “X” factor I seek. No hard edges. This wine is layered and full of excitement. It is in a perfect drinking window. Great juice.
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1/12/2024 - DH90 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Immediately after opening this wine, it showed beautiful fragrances of blackberries, violets, and Asian spices. With aeration more ripe fruit aromas were dominant including plums and prunes. It was nicely balanced despite the high alcohol content (15.5%). This is lovely at this point in its evolution but it also has the structure and fruit to last for another decade or more.
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12/30/2023 - j5614.person@gmail.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ripe jammy fruit but still balanced
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9/5/2023 - Oldmanzin Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine has the ‘X’ factor that I seek in a wine. Dark fruit, sandal wood with a touch of crushed rock. This wine has evolved nicely over the years. Great depth and texture. The nose was explosive with wonderful berry notes. This is one off the beaten path that is worth seeking out.
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7/26/2023 - Oldmanzin Likes this wine: 93 Points
Simply a great wine off the beaten path. There is so much going on in the glass. Dark fruit, iodine, vanilla bean and crushed mountain rock deliver the ‘X’ factor I look for in a wine. Great juice.
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6/23/2023 - Oldmanzin Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark fruit, underbrush, graphite and Mediterranean spice notes create a wine that has the “X” factor I seek. No hard edges. This wine is layered and full of excitement. It is in a perfect drinking window. Great juice.
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