Very sappy & slightly mentholated nose with aromas of high mountain green tea, slate, & cherry. Palate is also sappy with red berry (raspberry)fruit, very light on its feet with bright acidity and showing just a touch of wood. Improves over 12+ hours after opening.
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Spicy and heavier right out of the bottle. Became lighter and more tart with airtime. Not sure where this is going but willing to be patient. The acidity makes me believe time will help.
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Tannins are teeth staining, but good acidity, which makes this drinkable young, but not overly enjoyable. Dark fruit, spice and earth. The nose is more enticing for me. Would be interesting to see how this develops.
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9/23/2018 - SoundinBetween wrote: 88 Points
Very sappy & slightly mentholated nose with aromas of high mountain green tea, slate, & cherry. Palate is also sappy with red berry (raspberry)fruit, very light on its feet with bright acidity and showing just a touch of wood. Improves over 12+ hours after opening.
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12/4/2015 - rebs1 wrote: 89 Points
Spicy and heavier right out of the bottle. Became lighter and more tart with airtime. Not sure where this is going but willing to be patient. The acidity makes me believe time will help.
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1/8/2015 - rebs1 wrote: 88 Points
just not a lot going on.
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2/24/2014 - henrygjeffreys wrote:
toasty nose
tannic chewy
some tang
really needs time.
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9/25/2013 - gbbwino wrote: 87 Points
Tannins are teeth staining, but good acidity, which makes this drinkable young, but not overly enjoyable. Dark fruit, spice and earth. The nose is more enticing for me. Would be interesting to see how this develops.
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