Decanted for 3 hours before tasting. A medium depth garnet colour, touches of brown at the edges. Nose was promising, with hints of mint, blackcurrent, herbal nuances, certainly aromatic and still fresh. Palate was very very nice - medium to full bodied, smooth acidity, strong fruit presence (cherry, plum) and vibrancy but certainly no "fruit bomb". Tannins smooth and complementary. Medium / long finish. Excellent wine, but I would be drinking it now.
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This now has some deep fruit, the tannins have subsided and it is a cabernet with a full mouth and substance. Husband's comment was "that's a strong wine", full-flavored but not tannic, and not a fruit bomb. Will have to check this one out in other vintages.
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Forgot about letting this sit. Still astringent and sour overiding the fruit, although it held up well with a spinach pasta dish. I'm interested in trying some other vintages of this wine to see what they are like.
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Iitially fruit is covered with tannin. Decanted and given about 30 min. of air it starts to become a very nice wine. Will hold my remaining two for another year.
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10/1/2008 - RieslingFanatic wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 3 hours before tasting. A medium depth garnet colour, touches of brown at the edges. Nose was promising, with hints of mint, blackcurrent, herbal nuances, certainly aromatic and still fresh. Palate was very very nice - medium to full bodied, smooth acidity, strong fruit presence (cherry, plum) and vibrancy but certainly no "fruit bomb". Tannins smooth and complementary. Medium / long finish. Excellent wine, but I would be drinking it now.
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11/4/2005 - BonnieM wrote:
This now has some deep fruit, the tannins have subsided and it is a cabernet with a full mouth and substance. Husband's comment was "that's a strong wine", full-flavored but not tannic, and not a fruit bomb. Will have to check this one out in other vintages.
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10/28/2005 - Evargsoc wrote: 90 Points
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4/17/2005 - BonnieM wrote:
Forgot about letting this sit. Still astringent and sour overiding the fruit, although it held up well with a spinach pasta dish. I'm interested in trying some other vintages of this wine to see what they are like.
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1/21/2005 - BonnieM wrote:
Iitially fruit is covered with tannin. Decanted and given about 30 min. of air it starts to become a very nice wine. Will hold my remaining two for another year.
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