The smell of vinegar filled the room upon popping the cork so I thought this was long gone. But after 10 minutes all the sour notes blew off, revealing a deep and penetrating bouquet of cherries, veneer, balsamic vinegar, and fallen leaves atop a wet forest floor. The palate had plenty of impactful fruit, structure, and complexity, and developed a succulent, candied aspect not unlike when you get to the end of sucking on a Jolly Rancher. It was flat out delicious and never faded. A testament to a classically-made Napa Merlot. Gorgeous with vegetarian spaghetti carbonara.
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a little musty smelling when first opened which mainly dissipates. Cherries, berries, soft in terms of tannin and acid. Aftertaste includes tobacco and green olives. a delicious wine.
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Med red, small brick edge. Nose is sous bois and cherry. very nice fruit on the palate, well balanced though a little short. Has several good years left in it.
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9/2/2019 - Baron Slick wrote: 94 Points
The smell of vinegar filled the room upon popping the cork so I thought this was long gone. But after 10 minutes all the sour notes blew off, revealing a deep and penetrating bouquet of cherries, veneer, balsamic vinegar, and fallen leaves atop a wet forest floor. The palate had plenty of impactful fruit, structure, and complexity, and developed a succulent, candied aspect not unlike when you get to the end of sucking on a Jolly Rancher. It was flat out delicious and never faded. A testament to a classically-made Napa Merlot. Gorgeous with vegetarian spaghetti carbonara.
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3/17/2017 - KVM wrote:
Fragrant and complex. A little rustic.
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1/23/2017 - KVM wrote:
a little musty smelling when first opened which mainly dissipates. Cherries, berries, soft in terms of tannin and acid. Aftertaste includes tobacco and green olives. a delicious wine.
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10/2/2016 - KVM wrote:
Med red, small brick edge. Nose is sous bois and cherry. very nice fruit on the palate, well balanced though a little short. Has several good years left in it.
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