Bottle from Jim Cahill; tasted as part of our good-bye dinner at restaurant Opal DC. Very dark color, barely any fading or bricking Quite tannic and a bit short to start. Some lovage on the nose. As it opened up a bit I found it to be better than the Ornellaia tasted alongside; might have profited from more exposure to air. Overall there still was too much New World winemaking/ trying to please Robert Parker at play; a common fad from the nineties until mid twenty teens of this century.
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Under impressed. Decent aromatics on the nose of chocolaty berry, compote berry. Palate was velvety yet lacking depth and complexity of flavor. Hints of clay and black soils, stewed fruits. A bit cloying and clunky when all was said and done.
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Really just flawless. Allowed it to open after about 30 min and it was elegant and consistent for the next 3 hours. Fruits are energetic and all around showing promise for years to come.
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(Château Pavie) Dark red violet color; port-like, with a little reduction on the nose; concentrated, tart red fruit, cherry, with distinct oak; medium finish
(Château Pavie) Odd initial lime and bleach nose that changes to roasted meat; big, coffee, oak, plum palate; long finish
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4/17/2024 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark garnet in the glass. Nose predominantly of graphite.
Palate dense, darker red/black fruit. Wish I had more descriptors but I don't. I note that it got a tinge bitter at the end of the night.
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2/14/2024 - Bandreas wrote:
Bottle from Jim Cahill; tasted as part of our good-bye dinner at restaurant Opal DC.
Very dark color, barely any fading or bricking
Quite tannic and a bit short to start. Some lovage on the nose. As it opened up a bit I found it to be better than the Ornellaia tasted alongside; might have profited from more exposure to air. Overall there still was too much New World winemaking/ trying to please Robert Parker at play; a common fad from the nineties until mid twenty teens of this century.
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1/27/2024 - T.E.D. wrote: 90 Points
Under impressed. Decent aromatics on the nose of chocolaty berry, compote berry. Palate was velvety yet lacking depth and complexity of flavor. Hints of clay and black soils, stewed fruits. A bit cloying and clunky when all was said and done.
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1/1/2024 - KTelaak_Buffalo Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really just flawless. Allowed it to open after about 30 min and it was elegant and consistent for the next 3 hours. Fruits are energetic and all around showing promise for years to come.
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11/4/2023 - Hanover Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pleasant now, but closed in. Plenty of potential.
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