Decanted and tasted over several hours and with grilled steaks. Medium to dark garnet color with little bricking. Tobacco, cedar and nondescript dark berry notes on the nose. Palate shows pretty fully integrated tannin and moderate acidity. Not tired. Very modern/international in style vlack cherry and boysenberry like fruit blended into oaky and toasty notes. Pretty earthy but somewhat muddled and lacking precision and delineation. Moderately long finish. Fine with the beef.
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Don’t know what I was thinking by opening this so early. Still showing primary flavors and aromas galore. Will wait at least another decade before opening my last bottle.
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Consistent with previous notes. Needs 2-3 hours in the decanter to shine. The nose is lovely after some air. Some visible bricking but this still has enormous stuffing, so drink 2020-2030. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 92.
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First night, a little disappointing due to some harshness and awkward integration. Second night, everything got much better and the fruit came to the party.
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5/17/2024 - oldwines wrote: 91 Points
Decanted and tasted over several hours and with grilled steaks. Medium to dark garnet color with little bricking. Tobacco, cedar and nondescript dark berry notes on the nose. Palate shows pretty fully integrated tannin and moderate acidity. Not tired. Very modern/international in style vlack cherry and boysenberry like fruit blended into oaky and toasty notes. Pretty earthy but somewhat muddled and lacking precision and delineation. Moderately long finish. Fine with the beef.
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6/12/2023 - urban_dk wrote: 94 Points
Don’t know what I was thinking by opening this so early. Still showing primary flavors and aromas galore. Will wait at least another decade before opening my last bottle.
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4/14/2023 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 94 Points
delicious Brunello with lots of life left. Not sure it will improve though.
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10/27/2020 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 92 Points
Consistent with previous notes. Needs 2-3 hours in the decanter to shine. The nose is lovely after some air. Some visible bricking but this still has enormous stuffing, so drink 2020-2030. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 92.
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3/12/2020 - up4wine wrote: 90 Points
First night, a little disappointing due to some harshness and awkward integration. Second night, everything got much better and the fruit came to the party.
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