Had 2 I was holding for quite some time. Opened one a couple of months ago and it was somewhat gone so I feared for the second. Opened it last nigh with a very spicy tomato/basil/garlic pasta. Wow - after some air, it was terrific with the food. Good on its own, but great with the dinner. The muted berry taste blended with indications of tobacco and a sense of fresh dirt, just right. Finish was clean. Interesting, when sipped on its own, it seem medium body and the fruit was forward. With the dinner it seems to be half monster, but a nice one. Three cheers for letting a bottle get to it's good zone before drinking.
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9/26/2012 - bstryd Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had 2 I was holding for quite some time. Opened one a couple of months ago and it was somewhat gone so I feared for the second. Opened it last nigh with a very spicy tomato/basil/garlic pasta. Wow - after some air, it was terrific with the food. Good on its own, but great with the dinner. The muted berry taste blended with indications of tobacco and a sense of fresh dirt, just right. Finish was clean. Interesting, when sipped on its own, it seem medium body and the fruit was forward. With the dinner it seems to be half monster, but a nice one. Three cheers for letting a bottle get to it's good zone before drinking.
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6/15/2011 - Raven123 wrote: 92 Points
Perfect.
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10/9/2010 - sawilli4 wrote: flawed
Corked. Had a wet cork.
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10/13/2007 - wineguysf wrote: 89 Points
Very good. Enjoyed throughly. Good tanin throughout with out overwhelming. A little too much oak.
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2/14/2006 - DaveArsenault wrote: 94 Points
I decanted this for 3 hours. Very well integrated wine. Dense concentrated berry and spice.
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