Purchased bottle from winery after tasting. Good 2+ hours in wide-base decanter prior evaluation. Get blackberry dark fruit and graphite/slate-wet stone mineral aspects on the generous nose; also raisins. This is very very chewy raisins and blackberry fruit on the palate. Smooth and fruity, but dried fruit not fresh. The finish is excellent with a good length and nice mineral notes on the tail-end. I think wine spectator is way off on their 2005 scoring; perhaps this wine has matured since their meager 83 assessment.
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7/12/2008 - winesteaksushi wrote: 86 Points
Plum, jam, cherry, rasberry, raisins, some nice richness. Super long decant made it wide open, but didn't fall apart. Drinking well now.
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3/19/2008 - z_willus_d wrote: 87 Points
Purchased bottle from winery after tasting. Good 2+ hours in wide-base decanter prior evaluation. Get blackberry dark fruit and graphite/slate-wet stone mineral aspects on the generous nose; also raisins. This is very very chewy raisins and blackberry fruit on the palate. Smooth and fruity, but dried fruit not fresh. The finish is excellent with a good length and nice mineral notes on the tail-end. I think wine spectator is way off on their 2005 scoring; perhaps this wine has matured since their meager 83 assessment.
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6/11/2007 - bbrungardt wrote: 89 Points
For the price 8.00 @ World Market, this was a great wine. Berries and rich taste. I would buy more at this price.
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3/20/2007 - rloomis wrote:
blkberry, cherry, hint of licorice.
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2/16/2007 - LUTTRELLS wrote:
Yummmmmm. Very good Merlot. Berries, smooth tannins. Nice finish. Was definitely ready for drinking.
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