Opened yesterday, and essentially unchanged. I hear these wines can be spectacular, but this btl was strange. Nose of carbonic watermelon and stems...On the palate, nicely structured: good aciidty, grip, and more watermelon and green notes...like drinking the rind. Just not so pleasant.
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This 5th (of 6 purchased) bottle seems to suffer from the same paint-thinner aromas as my previous 4 bottles. Underlying is a pretty wine, but all my bottles are tainted for sure.
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Opened last night, had one glass, recorked in the cellar. TN is from today. This entire parcel of 6 bottles I purchased has been very frustrating so far. This is bottle 4 of 6. They have all had a really distracting wet paint (VA?) aroma, which draws the taster's attention away from the underlying serious structure and quality that is trying to peek through. Bright red fruit, deep and sappy plum notes, creosote, and fresh mint. Firm and chewy tannins, very energetic and refreshing acidity, with a long-ish finish that unfortunately repeats that distracting VA/paint note. Drink now through 2020+. This wine all seems negatively tainted to me...
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11/19/2020 - drrobvino wrote: 80 Points
My last of 6 bottles. At least this one is drinkable, but the same offputting paint-thinner aromas as the others.
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3/15/2019 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Opened yesterday, and essentially unchanged. I hear these wines can be spectacular, but this btl was strange. Nose of carbonic watermelon and stems...On the palate, nicely structured: good aciidty, grip, and more watermelon and green notes...like drinking the rind. Just not so pleasant.
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1/27/2018 - drrobvino wrote: 70 Points
This 5th (of 6 purchased) bottle seems to suffer from the same paint-thinner aromas as my previous 4 bottles.
Underlying is a pretty wine, but all my bottles are tainted for sure.
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11/18/2016 - stevetimko Does not like this wine:
Placed fifth out of six in a blind tasting. Odd nose. Muted dark fruit on the palate. Not much going on.
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10/8/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 78 Points
Opened last night, had one glass, recorked in the cellar. TN is from today.
This entire parcel of 6 bottles I purchased has been very frustrating so far. This is bottle 4 of 6.
They have all had a really distracting wet paint (VA?) aroma, which draws the taster's attention away from the underlying serious structure and quality that is trying to peek through.
Bright red fruit, deep and sappy plum notes, creosote, and fresh mint. Firm and chewy tannins, very energetic and refreshing acidity, with a long-ish finish that unfortunately repeats that distracting VA/paint note.
Drink now through 2020+. This wine all seems negatively tainted to me...
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