This is at the drink it if you got it stage. Leather, tobacco, cedar are the main flavors now. Fruit has really faded to the background. The problem with organizing my cellar is finding bottles I thought were long gone. Well some will be better than others!
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Somewhat dispute in the wine. Ten+ years old and I expected more from this wine. Nose was somewhat muted. Flavors of dark fruit are bland. Finish is short. Bottle was stored in pristine environment. Simply seemed flat and uninspiring.
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A bit better than my previous bottle, but definitely not my kind of wine. Still too oaky (a ton of oak tannins btw), primary, big, and brutish. Lacking in acidity and freshness. Would love to know if people think this may develop interesting tertiary notes with 3-5-7 more yrs of cellaring?
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This is finally starting to come around but still a baby. Ill probably wait another 5 to 7 years for my last bottle. Mixed emotions about this wine. Some have been a "meh" experience not worthy of the price or "reserve" label but others like this are everything I hope for.
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Cork fragmented. Simple nose of blackberry with hints of dark chocolate. Medium bodied with plenty of tannic structure remaining. Palate of sweet fruit flavors which are overwhelming at first, but then some acidity kicks in on a medium length finish. I expected more complexity from a Napa "reserve" and this price point.
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10/17/2022 - Mapleglo330 Likes this wine: 85 Points
This is at the drink it if you got it stage. Leather, tobacco, cedar are the main flavors now. Fruit has really faded to the background. The problem with organizing my cellar is finding bottles I thought were long gone. Well some will be better than others!
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7/24/2021 - Tym4wine wrote: 89 Points
Somewhat dispute in the wine. Ten+ years old and I expected more from this wine. Nose was somewhat muted. Flavors of dark fruit are bland. Finish is short. Bottle was stored in pristine environment. Simply seemed flat and uninspiring.
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7/31/2020 - bravo.solares wrote: 88 Points
A bit better than my previous bottle, but definitely not my kind of wine. Still too oaky (a ton of oak tannins btw), primary, big, and brutish. Lacking in acidity and freshness. Would love to know if people think this may develop interesting tertiary notes with 3-5-7 more yrs of cellaring?
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4/12/2020 - g-man wrote: 92 Points
This is finally starting to come around but still a baby. Ill probably wait another 5 to 7 years for my last bottle. Mixed emotions about this wine. Some have been a "meh" experience not worthy of the price or "reserve" label but others like this are everything I hope for.
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3/12/2020 - 750ml Likes this wine: 89 Points
Cork fragmented. Simple nose of blackberry with hints of dark chocolate. Medium bodied with plenty of tannic structure remaining. Palate of sweet fruit flavors which are overwhelming at first, but then some acidity kicks in on a medium length finish. I expected more complexity from a Napa "reserve" and this price point.
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