The initial nose was smoked meats/bacon. Palette is persimmons with smooth, well-integrated tannins. Once it had time to breathe, the palette revealed baking spices: nutmeg and cloves. Fruit evolved toward bing cherry, with caramel and cream. Could use a little more time in the bottle.
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Opened the bottle with the screw top; still have the cork closure in the cellar. Hoping that the bottle with the cork will fare better. This was disappointing. Just not much complexity or soul. Fairly undistinguished.
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Delicious! Dark fruit, hint of game from the PV (yes it's a higher than normal percentage but it works well with this wine). Dark, rich, nice tannin structure, long finish.
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Truly fantastic! Extremely powerful but refined! Balanced and silky smooth. This is a "heavy boned" wine and is loaded with layers of complexity. A very "sexy" wine! I had this in the PJ tasting room and a couple years later at home. It was even better the second time!
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12/31/2022 - Tjmayne wrote: 93 Points
The initial nose was smoked meats/bacon. Palette is persimmons with smooth, well-integrated tannins. Once it had time to breathe, the palette revealed baking spices: nutmeg and cloves. Fruit evolved toward bing cherry, with caramel and cream. Could use a little more time in the bottle.
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11/26/2020 - MLwine Does not like this wine: 89 Points
Opened the bottle with the screw top; still have the cork closure in the cellar. Hoping that the bottle with the cork will fare better. This was disappointing. Just not much complexity or soul. Fairly undistinguished.
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10/26/2020 - srshane Likes this wine: 97 Points
Really tasty. Drinks well. Tannins have mellowed. Fruit is still there. Balanced and smooth.
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3/5/2016 - brockley23 wrote: 97 Points
Delicious! Dark fruit, hint of game from the PV (yes it's a higher than normal percentage but it works well with this wine). Dark, rich, nice tannin structure, long finish.
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10/20/2014 - Dempsmat Likes this wine: 98 Points
Truly fantastic! Extremely powerful but refined! Balanced and silky smooth. This is a "heavy boned" wine and is loaded with layers of complexity. A very "sexy" wine! I had this in the PJ tasting room and a couple years later at home. It was even better the second time!
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