Decanted for 30 minutes and aromas showed dried herbs, especially rosemary, with violets. Flavors were raspberries and black cherries with hints of leather and licorice. Fruit ripe and tannins soft. I think it's in a ideal place.
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Decanted for about an hour. Wine in a perfect place now with plump and ripe raspberry, blackberry flavors, a dash of pepper and leather. Aromas of dried herbs and lavender. Just a well balanced wine with voluptuous mouthfeel and length.
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I aerated this wine and let it open for about 30 minutes, but it wasn't enough. It finally showed its colors at the last glass. Still, the fruit was fading and a little tired. Dried herbs on the nose and black cherry, raspberry flavors on the palate with hints of rosemary and licorice. Nary a tannin left, but it still has decent acidity and finish. More elegant than I remembered on release.
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12/20/2020 - tom_wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Floral, dried herb and licorice aromas with ripe raspberry and blackberry flavors. Tannins firm but fine. Long finish.
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11/3/2018 - tom_wine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted for 30 minutes and aromas showed dried herbs, especially rosemary, with violets. Flavors were raspberries and black cherries with hints of leather and licorice. Fruit ripe and tannins soft. I think it's in a ideal place.
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6/23/2017 - tom_wine Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted for about an hour. Wine in a perfect place now with plump and ripe raspberry, blackberry flavors, a dash of pepper and leather. Aromas of dried herbs and lavender. Just a well balanced wine with voluptuous mouthfeel and length.
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1/9/2017 - tom_wine Likes this wine: 89 Points
I aerated this wine and let it open for about 30 minutes, but it wasn't enough. It finally showed its colors at the last glass. Still, the fruit was fading and a little tired. Dried herbs on the nose and black cherry, raspberry flavors on the palate with hints of rosemary and licorice. Nary a tannin left, but it still has decent acidity and finish. More elegant than I remembered on release.
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10/17/2016 - tom_wine wrote: 89 Points
Opened for an hour and consumed over 3 days. Ripe blackberry, rasp berry flavors, fading and somewhat dried fruit, floral/violet nose. Browning color.
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