Bouquet: Coconut, strawberry jam, dark cherry, toasty chocolate/mocha. Palate: Lush, creamy, opulent, smooth and decadent Flavor: Initial attack of velvety blackberry, black currant, followed by coconut, mocha, strawberry on the mid-palate plus cinnamon spice on the finish. Comment: I've tended to shy away from tasting wines with the palate descriptors I've used, but this does have a "wow" deliciousness factor. Just a little acidity relative to the ripe fruit appears at the end giving the perception of red fruit on the finish. Very impressive and seductive. My score may be a bit conservative--may be a 92-93, especially if you like this style.
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2/9/2014 - Dseveride wrote: 92 Points
- Brick color with slow forming legs. It's balanced with a full body. Round texture with a long finish.
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9/23/2012 - Ed & MB's Wine wrote: 70 Points
Could have been past its time or temperature change but did not taste good - could take a few sips but just got worse on every sip.
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8/25/2012 - wombat wrote: 91 Points
Bouquet: Coconut, strawberry jam, dark cherry, toasty chocolate/mocha.
Palate: Lush, creamy, opulent, smooth and decadent
Flavor: Initial attack of velvety blackberry, black currant, followed by coconut, mocha, strawberry on the mid-palate plus cinnamon spice on the finish.
Comment: I've tended to shy away from tasting wines with the palate descriptors I've used, but this does have a "wow" deliciousness factor. Just a little acidity relative to the ripe fruit appears at the end giving the perception of red fruit on the finish. Very impressive and seductive. My score may be a bit conservative--may be a 92-93, especially if you like this style.
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1/7/2012 - ChateauTourteau wrote: 93 Points
A bit of sediment. Decanted. Lots of red fruit, cherry, raspberry. Some alcohol. We liked this a lot in a blind tasting.
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5/12/2011 - stevemn wrote: 93 Points
Balance wine with good fruit and structure and enough oak to add another flavor dimension. Finish goes on for a bit with fruit and spice.
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