This bottle was quite raisiny, port-like. Still decent structure and balance, but the raisins were a bit overwhelming. Better w/ stew. Not as good as the other bottle I bought last year for $20, but still a decent buy.
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Grabbed a bottle of this from a cellar clearance site for less than $20… what a deal! Still drinking beautifully, in fact should hold on for at least the rest of the decade. Nicely balanced, still with fruit, some interesting tertiary notes.
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Serious juice here. Heady bouquet of violets, ripe muddled forest berries, rose petals, herbs, peppers, and earthiness. Seductive attack of fruit and floral elements, bracing mid palate, rounded and balanced. Serious grip kicks in at the back and lingers through a very...long...finish...! Harmonious blend. Tremendous quality! 92-93.
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darkest black sweet cherry, tar, liqueur, ripe fruits (entering drinking window), dried red fruits, blood, maybe a hint of licorice, very fresh extracted blueberries (tons), mint, overwhelming oak (cedar/cigar box) that should integrate better in a while...of course herbs - (rosemary all over), light tobacco leaves complete this great wine...great vintage...a bit dirt in the end, good balance, nice tannins (great life ahead)
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2/16/2024 - lifeattable wrote: 88 Points
This bottle was quite raisiny, port-like. Still decent structure and balance, but the raisins were a bit overwhelming. Better w/ stew. Not as good as the other bottle I bought last year for $20, but still a decent buy.
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2/15/2023 - lifeattable Likes this wine: 92 Points
Grabbed a bottle of this from a cellar clearance site for less than $20… what a deal! Still drinking beautifully, in fact should hold on for at least the rest of the decade. Nicely balanced, still with fruit, some interesting tertiary notes.
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9/11/2014 - Motz wrote: 93 Points
Serious juice here. Heady bouquet of violets, ripe muddled forest berries, rose petals, herbs, peppers, and earthiness. Seductive attack of fruit and floral elements, bracing mid palate, rounded and balanced. Serious grip kicks in at the back and lingers through a very...long...finish...! Harmonious blend. Tremendous quality! 92-93.
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10/7/2013 - Monsieur le Comte wrote: 93 Points
darkest black sweet cherry, tar, liqueur, ripe fruits (entering drinking window), dried red fruits, blood, maybe a hint of licorice, very fresh extracted blueberries (tons), mint, overwhelming oak (cedar/cigar box) that should integrate better in a while...of course herbs - (rosemary all over), light tobacco leaves complete this great wine...great vintage...a bit dirt in the end, good balance, nice tannins
(great life ahead)
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5/5/2012 - vegasoenophile wrote: 92 Points
-Wine Spectator Grand Tour 5/5/12
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