I had to make sure that I opened the right bottle as I didn't expect it to be this impressive. Way over delivered. Dense and full bodied. Mouth coating blueberry, black currants, cassis, tobacco, violet, tar. Very smooth tannins, medium acidity, medium-long finish. I wish I had more, it will probably be great for another decade or more.
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I decanted this for 3/4 hours but maybe that wasn't enough. First night it had good fruit up front but a terrible finish of chalk and a medicinal taste. Second night it was improved but I couldn't see it as anywhere close to a $20 wine.
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Probably the worst bottle of wine I've had in recent memory. It was not corked, and I sampled it in limited quantities over the course of 4 hours.
All I have to say is THANK GOD this is a limited edition wine, I would hate for a large number of people to be left with the manure taste on their tongue that I had last night.
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Disappointing for a $20+ Chilean offering. The wine shows some good qualities, but it's also disjointed and acidic. It may marginally improve over the next couple of years, but it doesn't have the stuffing to go the distance. 87-88.
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4/25/2021 - SommelierSam Likes this wine: 92 Points
I had to make sure that I opened the right bottle as I didn't expect it to be this impressive. Way over delivered. Dense and full bodied. Mouth coating blueberry, black currants, cassis, tobacco, violet, tar. Very smooth tannins, medium acidity, medium-long finish. I wish I had more, it will probably be great for another decade or more.
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3/3/2016 - spicy1 wrote: 83 Points
I decanted this for 3/4 hours but maybe that wasn't enough. First night it had good fruit up front but a terrible finish of chalk and a medicinal taste. Second night it was improved but I couldn't see it as anywhere close to a $20 wine.
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10/21/2014 - wynja Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice balance.
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3/28/2014 - TightLettuce Does not like this wine: 76 Points
Probably the worst bottle of wine I've had in recent memory. It was not corked, and I sampled it in limited quantities over the course of 4 hours.
All I have to say is THANK GOD this is a limited edition wine, I would hate for a large number of people to be left with the manure taste on their tongue that I had last night.
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1/20/2013 - Motz wrote: 87 Points
Disappointing for a $20+ Chilean offering. The wine shows some good qualities, but it's also disjointed and acidic. It may marginally improve over the next couple of years, but it doesn't have the stuffing to go the distance. 87-88.
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