Black licorice and plum on the nose with hints of anise and pepper. Spices dominate the palate with black cherry, leather and oak flavors coming though. A complex and unusual integration now, with virtually no tannins remaining. Decent finish, maybe a little too peppery. Amazing merlot to have aged this much without failing to please.
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A fine merlot that is at its peak. There's some alcohol heat in the finish and the fruit intensity is a tad subdued but in the end this is top quality.
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2/8/2008 - 750ml wrote: 90 Points
Black licorice and plum on the nose with hints of anise and pepper. Spices dominate the palate with black cherry, leather and oak flavors coming though. A complex and unusual integration now, with virtually no tannins remaining. Decent finish, maybe a little too peppery. Amazing merlot to have aged this much without failing to please.
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10/15/2006 - simpsonr wrote: 92 Points
A fine merlot that is at its peak. There's some alcohol heat in the finish and the fruit intensity is a tad subdued but in the end this is top quality.
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