Pleasant surprise -- very nice wine for a bargain bin selection. Not much going on in the nose, but rich mouthfeel and lots of earthy mineral notes + spice, baking chocolate.
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Dark purple. Dark fruit and pepper with a hint of bubblegum. High cassis and green tobacco. Palate is nicely peppered dark fruit and spice. No need to decant. After an hour everything has blended into another fine balanced fruit spice and earthy tones. Tannins and acid bring a long finish. Good for another year or more.
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Opens with nice bright fruit and evolves to more spice and pepper nose. Eventually the pepper dominates with good fruit backing. Pallet is similar but with better balance. Undertones of chocolate and earthy notes. Balanced tannins and acid. Probably good for another 2 years.
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5/27/2022 - Alaskawino Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep purple with minimal garnet Good fruit nose and earthy smoke Palate is big smoky fruit and earthy spice My kind of wine with a big pasta sauce
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4/9/2021 - t0pshelf Likes this wine:
Pleasant surprise -- very nice wine for a bargain bin selection. Not much going on in the nose, but rich mouthfeel and lots of earthy mineral notes + spice, baking chocolate.
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3/11/2019 - Alaskawino Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark purple. Dark fruit and pepper with a hint of bubblegum. High cassis and green tobacco. Palate is nicely peppered dark fruit and spice. No need to decant. After an hour everything has blended into another fine balanced fruit spice and earthy tones. Tannins and acid bring a long finish. Good for another year or more.
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4/22/2017 - Alaskawino Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opens with nice bright fruit and evolves to more spice and pepper nose. Eventually the pepper dominates with good fruit backing. Pallet is similar but with better balance. Undertones of chocolate and earthy notes. Balanced tannins and acid. Probably good for another 2 years.
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12/2/2016 - ldorf wrote: 89 Points
This is a fantastic value and a really excellent wine. Full bodied blend from Spain that I'm ordering more of for regular Sunday Dinner drinking.
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