Hour decant, and it needed it. Seems like it is fully resolved. Typical acidity for the vintage, tannins seamless. Dark tart cherry flavor with muted Vosne aromatics. In a very good, intellectual spot.
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Opened as a second bottle to the '95 Beringer merlot Bancroft with Ranch. A masculine wine with initial nose of cedar and toasted nut. After 30 minutes in the decanter the nose developed into a dark chocolate and mocha and a layer of toasted nut and wood in the background. On the palate, its full of ripe fruits of plum, cherry and dark berries with a medium acidity and a long finish and a well integrated tannins. Lovely and satisfying. A wine that is true to the terroir while adds a character of the producer at heart.
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3/24/2024 - 67Riche Likes this wine: 93 Points
Hour decant, and it needed it. Seems like it is fully resolved. Typical acidity for the vintage, tannins seamless. Dark tart cherry flavor with muted Vosne aromatics. In a very good, intellectual spot.
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8/10/2021 - vetty wrote: 91 Points
nose of Vosne spice, especially lots of white pepper.
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6/21/2019 - dcwino wrote: flawed
1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Third Session (Clarity - Vienna, Virginia): Showing a bit too much VA, weird.
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4/24/2016 - fpo31 wrote: 55 Points
Disapointing. Probably too old. Good nose. Attack is great but too much acidity
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1/16/2016 - Aglenardi Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened as a second bottle to the '95 Beringer merlot Bancroft with Ranch. A masculine wine with initial nose of cedar and toasted nut. After 30 minutes in the decanter the nose developed into a dark chocolate and mocha and a layer of toasted nut and wood in the background. On the palate, its full of ripe fruits of plum, cherry and dark berries with a medium acidity and a long finish and a well integrated tannins. Lovely and satisfying. A wine that is true to the terroir while adds a character of the producer at heart.
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