Popped and poured. Gentle black fruit aroma. Delicate flavors of cassis, earth. Sour cherry finish. Subtle, lovely, firm backbone, some complexity. Probably near its peak.
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Almost five years since last bottle but this has both stood up well and firmly come out of a more closed phase.
A lot of freshness still and the tannins are feeling pulverized. Lingonberry, raspberry and strawberry, subtle floral notes of mainly violet but also a hint of roses.
A very clean and fresh style but also subtle. Not a winner in a tasting setting for sure, but a nice drink on a weekday.
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Upon opening, I was afraid that the fruit had died down and left the acid to reign supreme but it evolved nicely with exposure to air, a velvety violet, raspberry and cranberry fruit coming through. Fresh and pinot noir-like with little tannins.
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Cherry, raspberry and licorice, a little violet and in a velvety structure with not much tannin. Not bad but lacked the je-ne-sais-quoi I found drinking this two years ago.
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3/3/2023 - wineshlub wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured. Gentle black fruit aroma. Delicate flavors of cassis, earth. Sour cherry finish. Subtle, lovely, firm backbone, some complexity. Probably near its peak.
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1/10/2023 - jrick wrote: 89 Points
Almost five years since last bottle but this has both stood up well and firmly come out of a more closed phase.
A lot of freshness still and the tannins are feeling pulverized. Lingonberry, raspberry and strawberry, subtle floral notes of mainly violet but also a hint of roses.
A very clean and fresh style but also subtle. Not a winner in a tasting setting for sure, but a nice drink on a weekday.
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3/17/2021 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
Fruit has subsided but still there, subtle raspberry and cherry. Racy, light tannins, I like the spicy, brothy, dried floral tones.
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4/19/2018 - jrick wrote: 90 Points
Upon opening, I was afraid that the fruit had died down and left the acid to reign supreme but it evolved nicely with exposure to air, a velvety violet, raspberry and cranberry fruit coming through. Fresh and pinot noir-like with little tannins.
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6/18/2017 - jrick wrote: 88 Points
Cherry, raspberry and licorice, a little violet and in a velvety structure with not much tannin. Not bad but lacked the je-ne-sais-quoi I found drinking this two years ago.
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