Nose: Plum, Black Cherry, Clove and Sweet Oak that gets more interesting as it unfolds. Palate: Silky right out of the gate with dark fruit, eucalyptus, cocoa, minerals, spice and some heat. Sweet soil notes with Plum, Licorice and Cherry fruit make this great. Finish: Moderate and showing some drying tannin/oak. This detracts from its future agability in some ways.
Definitely showed the best of three bottles, but given its neighbors (DA, Ovid, etc.) I had expected more in this window (8-10 years).
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Dark fruit with cedar, oak and leather. Poured a glass out of the shoot. Nice subtle bouquet. After several hours in the decanter it opened up nicely. Nice acidity, and balance.
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Flavors could be a little more integrated, but nice depth of flavor with a solid finish and the right amount of oak. I haven't hit much green in this, as others have referenced.
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4/29/2017 - sajc wrote:
brought to Meredith and Barry's party
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5/31/2015 - RockinCabs wrote: 91 Points
Nose: Plum, Black Cherry, Clove and Sweet Oak that gets more interesting as it unfolds. Palate: Silky right out of the gate with dark fruit, eucalyptus, cocoa, minerals, spice and some heat. Sweet soil notes with Plum, Licorice and Cherry fruit make this great. Finish: Moderate and showing some drying tannin/oak. This detracts from its future agability in some ways.
Definitely showed the best of three bottles, but given its neighbors (DA, Ovid, etc.) I had expected more in this window (8-10 years).
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9/21/2014 - mhewitt wrote: 93 Points
This wine is really coming into its own. Open, rich and has gained weight since last time I had it a couple of years ago.
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5/12/2013 - Rcorrao wrote: 91 Points
Dark fruit with cedar, oak and leather. Poured a glass out of the shoot. Nice subtle bouquet. After several hours in the decanter it opened up nicely. Nice acidity, and balance.
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5/11/2013 - neurovino wrote: 90 Points
Flavors could be a little more integrated, but nice depth of flavor with a solid finish and the right amount of oak. I haven't hit much green in this, as others have referenced.
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