Raspberry and red cherry on the nose. Medium acidity and body. Notes of cherry, currant, and clove. Potential for some good tertiary flavors as it matures. I'd give it a few more years. Too young and too fruity for now. Could pair well with charcuterie and aged cheese. Needs high salt/fat to balance the intense fruit.
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Decanted off a surprising amount of sediment, and aired for an hour.
Eye: Black red center to a medium ruby rim.
Nose: Really pure cassis. Light graphite. Lots of toasty oak. Tobacco.
Palate: Really pure cassis. Light graphite. Lots of toasty oak. Tobacco. Chinese five spice. Lightly meaty. Some red fruit. Light anise. Low to medium acidity. Well structured tannins.
Finish: Lightly minty. Lingering meat, spice, and tart red fruit.
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I agree with most even after 2 hour decant it seemed a little tight and opened up and became much better at the 4 hour mark. Typically 5 or 6 year mark is enough time but this might need 8 years
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Reviewed after 1 hr decant. Dusty gravel, cherry and cedar on nose. Still closed on first taste but opens to cherry and vanilla, even plum with aeration. Silky smooth. Bordeaux in nature and more medium than full bodied.
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4/22/2024 - jmoney11 wrote: 83 Points
Raspberry and red cherry on the nose.
Medium acidity and body.
Notes of cherry, currant, and clove.
Potential for some good tertiary flavors as it matures.
I'd give it a few more years.
Too young and too fruity for now.
Could pair well with charcuterie and aged cheese. Needs high salt/fat to balance the intense fruit.
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3/27/2024 - Janda_42 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted off a surprising amount of sediment, and aired for an hour.
Eye: Black red center to a medium ruby rim.
Nose: Really pure cassis. Light graphite. Lots of toasty oak. Tobacco.
Palate: Really pure cassis. Light graphite. Lots of toasty oak. Tobacco. Chinese five spice. Lightly meaty. Some red fruit. Light anise. Low to medium acidity. Well structured tannins.
Finish: Lightly minty. Lingering meat, spice, and tart red fruit.
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2/19/2024 - Flgator1965 wrote: 91 Points
I agree with most even after 2 hour decant it seemed a little tight and opened up and became much better at the 4 hour mark. Typically 5 or 6 year mark is enough time but this might need 8 years
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2/4/2024 - gstutz Likes this wine: 89 Points
Reviewed after 1 hr decant. Dusty gravel, cherry and cedar on nose. Still closed on first taste but opens to cherry and vanilla, even plum with aeration. Silky smooth. Bordeaux in nature and more medium than full bodied.
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1/29/2024 - rnjbond wrote: 90 Points
Very solid wine, but you can tell it needs time to open up. It got better in the glass as time went on. Plum notes.
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