Used some to deglaze, decanted rest of bottle and didnt drink until next day. As others noted, doesn't seem well integrated. Big oak tobacco taste, seemed hot in middle then rounds out. Good structure. Just a bit disjointed.
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Mostly consistent with prior note. This bottle didn't take as long to settle but ended in the same place as the last bottle...pencil shavings, cocoa, etc. No real complexity but a decent cup of juice.
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Dark garnet and a very simple nose of dark berry and pencil shavings. Cocoa and some underlying red fruit lead into a light finish with minimal tannin and pleasant acidity. This was all after two hours in the decanter. Occasional sampling from the time of opening yielded much variation...starting with tightly wound dark fruit then blossoming into super ripe red fruit before settling down. I liked the variation from the one hour mark best but sadly it didn't last.
This is too inconsistent with no real identity. I actually enjoy the final variation for the price but at the same time it is a bit disappointing when it finally lands there because of what it briefly was at some points along the way.
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10/26/2016 - TessaJC Likes this wine:
Used some to deglaze, decanted rest of bottle and didnt drink until next day. As others noted, doesn't seem well integrated. Big oak tobacco taste, seemed hot in middle then rounds out. Good structure. Just a bit disjointed.
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7/15/2016 - Craig15 wrote: 89 Points
Mostly consistent with prior note. This bottle didn't take as long to settle but ended in the same place as the last bottle...pencil shavings, cocoa, etc. No real complexity but a decent cup of juice.
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11/11/2015 - danielbleier wrote: 88 Points
consistent with notes of 11/4/2014
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10/12/2015 - Craig15 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dark garnet and a very simple nose of dark berry and pencil shavings. Cocoa and some underlying red fruit lead into a light finish with minimal tannin and pleasant acidity. This was all after two hours in the decanter. Occasional sampling from the time of opening yielded much variation...starting with tightly wound dark fruit then blossoming into super ripe red fruit before settling down. I liked the variation from the one hour mark best but sadly it didn't last.
This is too inconsistent with no real identity. I actually enjoy the final variation for the price but at the same time it is a bit disappointing when it finally lands there because of what it briefly was at some points along the way.
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7/13/2015 - jpmo wrote: 88 Points
OK for a Monday night. Not sure if this will ever integrate well. Inconsistent flavors and texture over a couple hours.
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