(Restaurant purchase, decanted 1 hour). Mature with tannins fully integrated and perhaps very beginning of secondaries. Balanced and wells structured with good length but limited complexity.
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Not bad for 2011! I have many better vintages of GPL waiting to age but wanted to check in on this one. It has many of the expected notes (lead, pencil, tobacco, plums, cherries) but all in a smooth silky and slightly muted package. Only slow ox’d one hour. Looking forward to later vintages!
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Pronounced nose intensity with vanila, chocolate, charr wood, toast, cassis. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Tannin is velvety and smooth. Long finish.
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1/28/2024 - ccn wrote: 90 Points
(Restaurant purchase, decanted 1 hour). Mature with tannins fully integrated and perhaps very beginning of secondaries. Balanced and wells structured with good length but limited complexity.
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10/5/2023 - brewnello wrote: 92 Points
Not bad for 2011! I have many better vintages of GPL waiting to age but wanted to check in on this one. It has many of the expected notes (lead, pencil, tobacco, plums, cherries) but all in a smooth silky and slightly muted package. Only slow ox’d one hour. Looking forward to later vintages!
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8/4/2023 - Sean Tay wrote: 94 Points
Pronounced nose intensity with vanila, chocolate, charr wood, toast, cassis. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Tannin is velvety and smooth. Long finish.
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5/28/2023 - Fluxibus wrote: 94 Points
Amazing wine!
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3/22/2023 - Alc13%byvol wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 3 hours. Has softened into a lovely balanced wine. Delicious. Drink or hold.
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