Do not recommend opening now. Three hour decant and still felt very closed. I love Anakota so giving benefit of doubt that with more time it will be great. Now: zero nose, single note of SUPER dark fruit and (Mr) Creosote so boring on the tongue. No finish. Hopefully this will improve with age.
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Deer ruby red. Dark and restrained nose coated in bitter dark cocoa, graphite, gravel, blueberries, black cherries and a little smoked. Medium plus tannins (7.5/10) and full bodied. Restrained with dark blueberries on the palate, black currants, pencil shavings, dark gravel, bitter baking spices and a little savory. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2045. (93+)
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Excellent but so young. I think this one will be amazing in a few years but is still delicious now. It’s hard to not regret opening a bottle of this in 2018.
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7/5/2019 - WizardNeedsFood wrote: 90 Points
Do not recommend opening now. Three hour decant and still felt very closed. I love Anakota so giving benefit of doubt that with more time it will be great. Now: zero nose, single note of SUPER dark fruit and (Mr) Creosote so boring on the tongue. No finish. Hopefully this will improve with age.
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6/23/2019 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 93 Points
Deer ruby red. Dark and restrained nose coated in bitter dark cocoa, graphite, gravel, blueberries, black cherries and a little smoked. Medium plus tannins (7.5/10) and full bodied. Restrained with dark blueberries on the palate, black currants, pencil shavings, dark gravel, bitter baking spices and a little savory. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2045. (93+)
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5/6/2018 - lorenkreiss Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent but so young. I think this one will be amazing in a few years but is still delicious now. It’s hard to not regret opening a bottle of this in 2018.
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