Flower Day - poured off a small amount of sediment. Dark garnet core out to a mahogany tinged edge. Nose of damp earth, ripe plums, cassis, mint and cedar. Quite fruit forward on the nose with definite tertiary elements. It's in a good place right now. On the palate, it's still fresh but then the tertiary notes take over - earthy, over-ripe plums, even a touch of acetic (which isn't bad, just noticeable) along with mushroom and some date flavours. The finish is long with some Amarone raisin character and the acetic zing. Past it's peak but still enjoyable.
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Decanted to remove sediment. Nose matched initial palate of plum and cherry. Secondary flavors of smoke and some mocha. Oak and 14% alcohol are not distracting. Tannins have integrated. Heavy bodied, good acidity, 10 second finish. Color is dark garnet and cloudy. Nice
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12/10/2022 - ocperu wrote: 93 Points
Wow 18 years later still held up extremely well. Supple and some fruit still lingering. Wish the auction had more!
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3/30/2021 - biggie Likes this wine: 87 Points
Flower Day - poured off a small amount of sediment. Dark garnet core out to a mahogany tinged edge. Nose of damp earth, ripe plums, cassis, mint and cedar. Quite fruit forward on the nose with definite tertiary elements. It's in a good place right now. On the palate, it's still fresh but then the tertiary notes take over - earthy, over-ripe plums, even a touch of acetic (which isn't bad, just noticeable) along with mushroom and some date flavours. The finish is long with some Amarone raisin character and the acetic zing. Past it's peak but still enjoyable.
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10/30/2015 - wine4ever Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted to remove sediment. Nose matched initial palate of plum and cherry. Secondary flavors of smoke and some mocha. Oak and 14% alcohol are not distracting. Tannins have integrated. Heavy bodied, good acidity, 10 second finish. Color is dark garnet and cloudy. Nice
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2/14/2015 - jkwoodward Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted 2+ hours. Chocolate and red fruit with a hint of eucalyptus. Still with some tannins but on the plateau.
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11/1/2014 - treaganjr Likes this wine:
The wine looks garnet colored. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant. It tastes like medium toast.
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