2002 Linne Calodo Cherry Red

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  3/10/2015 - Samadhi Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Needed at least 2 hours after decanting, but totally worth it!

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  4/7/2008 - rmodak wrote: 90 Points

  Again, an initial bit of heat blew off to reveal ripe black cherry, clove, briar, and a glycerin mouithfeel.

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  3/16/2008 - cookie7 wrote: 91 Points

  Popped and poured. Nose of raisins and candied fruit. Big fruit on the palate with pleasing spiciness. What little heat shows does not distract. Very fun to drink. Probably at its peak.

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  4/22/2007 - rmodak wrote: 91 Points

  The opening heat blows off quickly with a 15 minute decant. Serve cool and be rewarded by huge blackberry, clove, glycerin mouthfeel, and firm acid on the finish. Drink now.

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  10/24/2006 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 78 Points

  Consumed at home with Linguine Puttanesca. Served appropirately at 65 degrees. Bright disc. Deep ruby robe with red rim. The nose shows more than just a hint of volatile acidity and is this is a glaring flaw. Additionally noted on the nose are aromas of black cherry, licorice and animal fur. Full-bodied on the palate, with low acidity, big ripe tannins and quite intense alcohol (listed as 16.3%). The flavors are primarily black cherries and raisins. Medium, hot finish. This is a huge disappointment. The ripeness of the wine is way over-the-top and the VA (also noted on the 2001 Sticks & Stones bottling) is indicative of an Acetobacter problem at the winery which was allowed in bottle because of the desire to produce an "unfiltered" wine. Of note is that I capped the remaining wine (approximately 3/4 of the bottle and refrigerated it overnight). The next day, the wine showed no better, despite aeration at room temperature for 2 hours. The VA, raisiny and hot characteristics of this wine are strong indicators (among other Linne Calodo wines tasted) that these out-of-balance wines simply do not tolerate even short-term cellaring.

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