The wine is still young. It needed an hour in the decanter to open. Without the decant it was a bit disjointed with a relatively rough and astringent finish (87 points). After an hour it was rounding out and adding weight. Layers of red and black fruits were integrated and smooth. A little spice and sweet Oak added just enough to complexity to earn it at 90. I might not have given my prior tasting of this wine enough air.
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Very smooth great red and black fruit up front with some spice, but then some Oaky astringency started to appear and the wine got a bit thin after mid palate. Drink up?
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9/18/2021 - Don Roberto Likes this wine: 95 Points
Perfectly integrated with fine balance and acidity. Tastes like a good Bordeaux
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5/7/2021 - Don Roberto Likes this wine: 94 Points
Perfect maturity. Dark garnet. Nose of flint and garrigue. Palate of wet stone and strawberries. Fully integrated tannins. What a treat!
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2/3/2017 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 90 Points
The wine is still young. It needed an hour in the decanter to open. Without the decant it was a bit disjointed with a relatively rough and astringent finish (87 points). After an hour it was rounding out and adding weight. Layers of red and black fruits were integrated and smooth. A little spice and sweet Oak added just enough to complexity to earn it at 90. I might not have given my prior tasting of this wine enough air.
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11/18/2016 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very smooth great red and black fruit up front with some spice, but then some Oaky astringency started to appear and the wine got a bit thin after mid palate. Drink up?
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11/12/2014 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
herby nose, spicy, leather - evocative
sweet fruit
supple tannin
good
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