I concur with Dgriffin, this is in its prime drinking window, showing beautiful tertiary notes of brown spice, brandied cherries, autumn leaves, tobacco, a hint of vanilla (some new oak perhaps?) and I completely agree on the orange peel. So lovely and has not faded on day two.
Gift from a friend who cellared on release, bottle had an immaculate cork.
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This was in a fantastic spot, opening up almost immediately with a 30 minute decant. Strong cinnamon and spice notes at the outset followed by beautiful sweet strawberry and cherry. An early astringency yielded to predominant red fruits and a hint of orange peel.
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Decanted 2 hours and consumed over 4; seemed to show at its best between hours 3-4. This has come out of hibernation since last tasted 8 months ago, and has picked up some really nice complexity. Earthy notes that were background elements just a year ago are now upfront and balanced well against a solid fruit core. Should stay at this peak through 2016.
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1/15/2020 - quistz Likes this wine:
I concur with Dgriffin, this is in its prime drinking window, showing beautiful tertiary notes of brown spice, brandied cherries, autumn leaves, tobacco, a hint of vanilla (some new oak perhaps?) and I completely agree on the orange peel. So lovely and has not faded on day two.
Gift from a friend who cellared on release, bottle had an immaculate cork.
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11/17/2019 - dgriffin3480 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was in a fantastic spot, opening up almost immediately with a 30 minute decant. Strong cinnamon and spice notes at the outset followed by beautiful sweet strawberry and cherry. An early astringency yielded to predominant red fruits and a hint of orange peel.
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4/19/2015 - Vinomark wrote: 92 Points
Stunning and only disappointment is it faded as night wore on. inho- drink sooner than later to mazimize this elegant OR PN.
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10/19/2014 - Floyd77 wrote: flawed
Corked
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8/27/2013 - pinothoarder wrote: 94 Points
Decanted 2 hours and consumed over 4; seemed to show at its best between hours 3-4. This has come out of hibernation since last tasted 8 months ago, and has picked up some really nice complexity. Earthy notes that were background elements just a year ago are now upfront and balanced well against a solid fruit core. Should stay at this peak through 2016.
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