Pop and pour into a decanter. In the glass, auburn/purple at the rim, shading to a much more youthful magenta/dark red at the core. On the nose, a beguiling mix of currants, herbs, and a secondary note of leather. On the palate, initially soft and lush, slightly muted, with currants, oak, spice, and a bit of dark chocolate, yielding to a more structured mid-palate and an almost biting back palate, with ample tannins on a long finish. Given most of the reviews here, not at all what I was expecting, and not a wine that seems as though it's at or past peak - there seems to be enough fruit and tannins to support further development. Quite enjoyable.
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MACDONALD Vertical Dinner (Saga): Very secondary in nature and while there's a hint of fruit there it's mostly in the background. Grassy and almost a hint green (which isn't by itself a bad thing - I like that flavor) but there's something simplistic about the wine that keeps me from being very excited about it. It reminds me of what I think a backyard in the suburbs might taste like perhaps in the fall when things are starting to fade a bit.
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Opened a bottle to drink with a grilled ribeye. I’d previously had it shortly after release and loved it. Wished I’d not waited so long as it is well past it’s prime. Not unpleasant, just not much to it.
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6/20/2022 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points
Pop and pour into a decanter. In the glass, auburn/purple at the rim, shading to a much more youthful magenta/dark red at the core. On the nose, a beguiling mix of currants, herbs, and a secondary note of leather. On the palate, initially soft and lush, slightly muted, with currants, oak, spice, and a bit of dark chocolate, yielding to a more structured mid-palate and an almost biting back palate, with ample tannins on a long finish. Given most of the reviews here, not at all what I was expecting, and not a wine that seems as though it's at or past peak - there seems to be enough fruit and tannins to support further development. Quite enjoyable.
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10/20/2021 - MC2 Wines wrote:
MACDONALD Vertical Dinner (Saga): Very secondary in nature and while there's a hint of fruit there it's mostly in the background. Grassy and almost a hint green (which isn't by itself a bad thing - I like that flavor) but there's something simplistic about the wine that keeps me from being very excited about it. It reminds me of what I think a backyard in the suburbs might taste like perhaps in the fall when things are starting to fade a bit.
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5/2/2020 - Good2drink wrote: 88 Points
Opened a bottle to drink with a grilled ribeye. I’d previously had it shortly after release and loved it. Wished I’d not waited so long as it is well past it’s prime. Not unpleasant, just not much to it.
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8/30/2019 - Brett wrote: 88 Points
Good, but well past peak. If you have one and plan on opening it, do it soon!
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4/4/2019 - pauldenisarcher wrote: 90 Points
Surprisingly good, may have peaked though.
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