Opened up with ripe Napa fruit on the nose but a wall of tannins on the palate. This gradually improved over a couple hour decant, but was never as good as the 2010 consumed in the last year or two. BlackBerry, anise, spice. Good length on finish with a touch of complexity.
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2/2/2019 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Opened up with ripe Napa fruit on the nose but a wall of tannins on the palate.
This gradually improved over a couple hour decant, but was never as good as the 2010 consumed in the last year or two.
BlackBerry, anise, spice. Good length on finish with a touch of complexity.
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5/17/2012 - prettydeceextrap wrote:
Winery Tastings, Napa, May 2012; 5/17/2012-5/20/2012 (Coombsville, Howell Mountain, Moss Creek, Calistoga, Spring Mountain, Rutherford, Pritchard Hill): (B) Deep ripe fruits, with blueberry and boysenberry mixed with smoky fat. Also a bit too rich for me. Not as thick as it smells. Rather tannic and tough to access.
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