Ready to drink but still has some hefty tannins. Nice Bordeaux blend with some smokey meatiness added by a touch of Syrah. Great wine at the $20-30 range. No decant needed.
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Decanted 2 hours prior to tasting. The wine looks inky colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like alcohol/hot, chocolate, raisin, light smoke, and tobacco. It tastes like black currant (cassis), flint, light mint and blackberry. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity. Reflecting.......the tannins are still high, so I am interested to know if there is anything in its strange profile that will outrun the tannins. This is not a young and vibrant wine with a lot to offer, it is interesting though.
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7/2/2016 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 92 Points
Ready to drink but still has some hefty tannins. Nice Bordeaux blend with some smokey meatiness added by a touch of Syrah. Great wine at the $20-30 range. No decant needed.
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5/24/2016 - iawcc wrote: 90 Points
Dark rich fruit, chalky tannins that after some air integrated nicely. Good bottle for 40$
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10/11/2015 - SLOFred Likes this wine: 91 Points
Remains a really good wine for the price. I will definitely buy the next available vintage.
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9/7/2015 - SLOFred Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very nice wine for the price. I would definitely buy again.
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5/8/2015 - Swajln Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted 2 hours prior to tasting. The wine looks inky colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like alcohol/hot, chocolate, raisin, light smoke, and tobacco. It tastes like black currant (cassis), flint, light mint and blackberry. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity. Reflecting.......the tannins are still high, so I am interested to know if there is anything in its strange profile that will outrun the tannins. This is not a young and vibrant wine with a lot to offer, it is interesting though.
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