Deep ruby color, nose is dark fruit hinting at the full body you would expect, flavor is bountiful fruit, black cherry, plum, and a subtle underlying charcoal/cinnamon but just the essence without the spice. It finishes as smoothly as it begins, a long linger on the tongue that lasts exactly as long as you would want it to, then it's time to take another sip. Open, decant for a good hour, do your best not to guzzle it, then die of happiness.
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At 15.5% alcohol this is a big wine but despite the alcohol the nose has great fruit and surprisingly no alcohol on the nose. Wine is dark beet purple with a slightly clear thin rim. On the palate the wine is hugely rich with vanilla overtones and blueberry /plum flavors. Smooth and long with an ever present acidicity that suggests the aging for 3-5 more years to fully evolve. Outstanding
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7/23/2017 - jhieb Likes this wine: 93 Points
Concentrated. Plum, blackberry, and tobacco dominate the flavor profile. Good structure, with light vanilla oak notes.
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3/18/2016 - ShawnMc Likes this wine: 96 Points
Deep ruby color, nose is dark fruit hinting at the full body you would expect, flavor is bountiful fruit, black cherry, plum, and a subtle underlying charcoal/cinnamon but just the essence without the spice. It finishes as smoothly as it begins, a long linger on the tongue that lasts exactly as long as you would want it to, then it's time to take another sip. Open, decant for a good hour, do your best not to guzzle it, then die of happiness.
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12/5/2015 - jhieb wrote: 92 Points
Good, but not an overly expressive wine. For half the money, I would expect a lot more.
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2/22/2015 - GlenviewGSW Likes this wine: 96 Points
At 15.5% alcohol this is a big wine but despite the alcohol the nose has great fruit and surprisingly no alcohol on the nose. Wine is dark beet purple with a slightly clear thin rim. On the palate the wine is hugely rich with vanilla overtones and blueberry /plum flavors. Smooth and long with an ever present acidicity that suggests the aging for 3-5 more years to fully evolve. Outstanding
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