This wine is probably past its time. Even so, with a bit of breathing, the wine opened up and was tasty with food. By itself, it was just ok and a tad bitter. It was stored really well and the cork was clean, so I suspect it's just the lifecycle of an OK bottle of wine that probably hung around too long for its structure. Even so, a nice bottle with the right food pairing, but I wouldn't keep this in the cellar much longer.
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10/30/2015 - H2OMansLibrary wrote: 85 Points
This wine is probably past its time. Even so, with a bit of breathing, the wine opened up and was tasty with food. By itself, it was just ok and a tad bitter. It was stored really well and the cork was clean, so I suspect it's just the lifecycle of an OK bottle of wine that probably hung around too long for its structure. Even so, a nice bottle with the right food pairing, but I wouldn't keep this in the cellar much longer.
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7/21/2012 - Judyhom wrote: 90 Points
fruity nose of dark cherry; out of 5, acidity 3, tannin 3, sweet 1, bitter 1; hints of smoke, cherry, tobacco--good with red meat
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5/25/2009 - TannicBeast wrote: 88 Points
red cherry berry 13.8 alcohol high acidity and smooth tannins. a little lean. very good but not such a great value
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3/24/2007 - cbraun wrote: 85 Points
A bit overripe. Strong tannins. Not a good value.
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1/18/2007 - jgdavis wrote: 89 Points
Very good
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