Delicious. Very fragrant floral and spice notes. Dark, dark opaque purple. Complex, balanced, fruity but not sweet. Spice, moderately complex, nice finish. If you like Clark Smith's style, you’ll like this. Drinking well now but has some years left in it for sure.
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Delicious. Firmed up a bit since the last bottle, but that's just fine. Firing on all cylinders - fruit is deep and brambly, great acidity, nice hints of earth and herbs for complexity, although this is still a fairly fruit-driven wine.
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6/1/2020 - klezman wrote:
In a very nice place. Earthy funk, lots of blackberry, and the tannins are nicely smoothed out. Similar on day 2.
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7/7/2019 - Slaz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Has finally evolved and improved materially relative to 2016-2017. Still benefits from decanting/breathing.
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11/6/2018 - Davetroup Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious. Very fragrant floral and spice notes. Dark, dark opaque purple. Complex, balanced, fruity but not sweet. Spice, moderately complex, nice finish. If you like Clark Smith's style, you’ll like this. Drinking well now but has some years left in it for sure.
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11/10/2017 - klezman wrote:
Delicious. Firmed up a bit since the last bottle, but that's just fine. Firing on all cylinders - fruit is deep and brambly, great acidity, nice hints of earth and herbs for complexity, although this is still a fairly fruit-driven wine.
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6/19/2017 - Slaz wrote: 88 Points
Somewhat improved relative to my prior tastings 1-2 years ago but is still lacking on many dimensions, including complexity and depth of fruit.
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