2013 Gemstone Estate Red

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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  3/30/2024 - Winiac wrote: 89 Points

  Ripe, sweet, concentrated fruit, acid minus. Excessively over oaked. Was very spicy, almost bitter the fist night, but much better the second night. Sweet and hedonistic the second night.

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  11/23/2023 - HDW55 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This wine seems to be a bit temperamental. Sometimes great and sometimes not so great. We had three bottles of the 2013 and not a dud among them this go-round. Decanted 2 hours. Very strong nose. Tart Red Berries and hint of Chocolate. Up front Jammy on the palate. Full mouth feel. Wet Leather as well. Long Finish. Lots going on. A big wine.

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  7/30/2022 - RickyT12 wrote: 89 Points

  Unfortunately not as enjoyable as the past bottles. Alcohol is very powerful and the flat cola flavor is a bit of putting. Raspberry, but the bitterness is bothersome. The alcohol is out of control. Almost taste like a liquor. Very disappointed. Not sure if the wine has fallen apart or if the bottle was just not good, but this bottle tonight was not showing well.
  Surprisingly it got better through the decant, but it was still not good. Sad...

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  12/31/2021 - RickyT12 wrote: 92 Points

  Decanted 2 hours
  Such a strong nose. Raspberry tart, very jammy. A slight bitterness. Some vegetal, even candied carrots. Herbed meats. Really powerful nose, backing chocolate. Tough leather mixed with sweat. Almost like a baseball glove. I know it sounds weird. Iodine, and Blackberry. Lots of stuff going on, but just too overpowering.

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  12/26/2021 - ADB22 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Wow! What a surprise opened a few bottles for Xmas dinner. I knew it would be good did not think it would be great. Fruit forward without overpower or masking more complex flavors. Full bodied but not super dense. Love this wine. Buy again

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