A beauty. Sweet prunes and olives with cedar and smoke. Dark brooding fruit bursts out of the glass. A nice undercurrent of acidity gives this lots of energy. Superfine tannins tucked away in the background. A hedonistic wine like a top Aussie Shiraz.
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Decanted two hours. Massively aromatic as a whole. Brooding aromas of dark smokey plums, savory roasted meat, anise and lots of white and gray pepper. There is just so much fruit on the front end - holy cow this is a big boy. For such a beast on the nose, the palate has a surprising amount of balance - though absolutely full bodied. There is some freshness and enough acid to make this more enjoyable than the alcohol content would let on. Very nice.
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This really took about 3-4 hours open in bottle before it came out to play, which is longer than I remember on the other 2-3 bottles I’ve had.
This still has lots of meaty, olivey life ahead of it. Should have saved this as it’s my last. Well, at least I’m saving a glass and a half for tomorrow...
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This is a beauty, dark inky purple, fantastic concentration and depth, smooth as silk, bursting with dark cherry and currant and balanced with pleasant sweetness; lingering finish
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5/7/2024 - nywine68 wrote: 95 Points
A beauty. Sweet prunes and olives with cedar and smoke. Dark brooding fruit bursts out of the glass. A nice undercurrent of acidity gives this lots of energy. Superfine tannins tucked away in the background. A hedonistic wine like a top Aussie Shiraz.
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11/24/2020 - beezer6 wrote: 92 Points
Decanted two hours.
Massively aromatic as a whole. Brooding aromas of dark smokey plums, savory roasted meat, anise and lots of white and gray pepper. There is just so much fruit on the front end - holy cow this is a big boy.
For such a beast on the nose, the palate has a surprising amount of balance - though absolutely full bodied.
There is some freshness and enough acid to make this more enjoyable than the alcohol content would let on. Very nice.
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3/18/2020 - ChrisWagner Likes this wine: 93 Points
This really took about 3-4 hours open in bottle before it came out to play, which is longer than I remember on the other 2-3 bottles I’ve had.
This still has lots of meaty, olivey life ahead of it. Should have saved this as it’s my last. Well, at least I’m saving a glass and a half for tomorrow...
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11/28/2018 - ChrisWagner Likes this wine: 93 Points
This really great now. For me the tannins were resolved, but the finish started a bit bitter until it received enough air.
Cool climate and ripe at the same time. Very interesting and enjoyable.
Olive, sage, mint, smoked meat, black/blue fruit.
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11/23/2018 - royalscam Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a beauty, dark inky purple, fantastic concentration and depth, smooth as silk, bursting with dark cherry and currant and balanced with pleasant sweetness; lingering finish
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