Surprised at how young this is. Has a lot of red and black cassis, some roasted pecan and walnut. Acidity is quite moderate here on the front of this. Dried to a candied raspberry tart towards the finish. Very good tannic structure on the finish and actually pretty surprised how much tannin was actually still here. Not as much of a big peppered finish as these have a tendency to be when they are much younger. Overall, this one is definitely maturing, but I still feel that another five years in the bottle is what it's going to take before it is completely balanced. Still, enough to give this one a 93 solidly today.
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Still very deep color, a big cabernet with blackberries, black currants, chocolate, licorice, coffee, leather, and tar. Well balanced, full bodied, and a long smooth finish.
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2/10/2021 - mflesh wrote: 93 Points
Surprised at how young this is. Has a lot of red and black cassis, some roasted pecan and walnut. Acidity is quite moderate here on the front of this. Dried to a candied raspberry tart towards the finish. Very good tannic structure on the finish and actually pretty surprised how much tannin was actually still here. Not as much of a big peppered finish as these have a tendency to be when they are much younger. Overall, this one is definitely maturing, but I still feel that another five years in the bottle is what it's going to take before it is completely balanced. Still, enough to give this one a 93 solidly today.
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12/27/2019 - Bobbusch Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow! Decanted for an hour. This wine is in a great place. Beautifully balanced with dark fruit shining through. My last 03 unfortunately.
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11/30/2019 - cpl100n wrote: 95 Points
A perfect wine after a 2 hour decant
Soft round wine with sweet fruit
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7/15/2018 - rosey Likes this wine: 95 Points
Aged well enjoyed
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3/10/2018 - buckeye76 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still very deep color, a big cabernet with blackberries, black currants, chocolate, licorice, coffee, leather, and tar. Well balanced, full bodied, and a long smooth finish.
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