Note: I use a rating scale for which 85 represents a very good wine.
As per my last TN on this wine, over five years a ago, out of a magnum. This was a good, but not great bottle of wine. Initially, fairly one-dimensional. Not much fruit or complexity. . Much smoother on Day 3 than upon opening, which suggests to me a few hours in the decanter and/or a few more years in the bottle. Rating reflects Day 3. Would have been 83 or so on Day 1-2.
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Strangely enough I didn't notice any oak five years ago - perhaps I was just numbed by so much elsewhere. Now, the oak is dominant, so lots of toasted vanilla around on the nose and in the flavours. The fruit is a little overdone, so the transition from primary to secondary flavours has not fully worked. It's not a bad wine - still full-bodied with a certain creaminess and good citrus notes on the finish and if you like the style which was prevalent at the time, you'll enjoy this. But to me this tastes old-fashioned and a bit caricatural.
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1/2/2022 - John Nezlek wrote: 85 Points
Note: I use a rating scale for which 85 represents a very good wine.
As per my last TN on this wine, over five years a ago, out of a magnum. This was a good, but not great bottle of wine. Initially, fairly one-dimensional. Not much fruit or complexity. . Much smoother on Day 3 than upon opening, which suggests to me a few hours in the decanter and/or a few more years in the bottle. Rating reflects Day 3. Would have been 83 or so on Day 1-2.
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2/8/2020 - Bond Road Wine Likes this wine: 88 Points
Black olives, vanilla
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9/26/2018 - Julian Marshall wrote: 90 Points
Strangely enough I didn't notice any oak five years ago - perhaps I was just numbed by so much elsewhere. Now, the oak is dominant, so lots of toasted vanilla around on the nose and in the flavours. The fruit is a little overdone, so the transition from primary to secondary flavours has not fully worked. It's not a bad wine - still full-bodied with a certain creaminess and good citrus notes on the finish and if you like the style which was prevalent at the time, you'll enjoy this.
But to me this tastes old-fashioned and a bit caricatural.
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8/22/2018 - Nubian wrote: 90 Points
At peak, drinking very well now. Some Weinstein is good sign for fine ageing. Best btl so far, no decant necessary. Up(g)rate!
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6/15/2017 - no leashes wrote: 90 Points
Very tasty bordeaux, approaching or at peak maturity. Olives, tobacco and earth with some dried red fruit, elegant and smooth.
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