Decent wine but not anything special in my estimation. Inky black-purple color with a soft nose. On the pallet, dark berry, fruits nicely, integrated over the years and smooth. Blueberry, currants, anise, tobacco and soft tannins. A nice 90+ point wine but not really special by my assessment. 90+/ 91 Points. Did show improvement after day 2, thank goodness. Actually, I’d call this wine disappointing.
Update: A long decant is necessary as this wine showed more with more air exposure. Better and worthy of 92 points.
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Dark inky purple and red. First nose of dark cherry, vanilla, oak, and raspberry. Second nose of chocolate, maraschino cherry, blueberry, and cream. Smooth, fruit forward, yet mild tannins. Lots of cherry, chocolate, and raspberry. Really good wine right now!
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11/20/2023 - Yack Man Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decent wine but not anything special in my estimation. Inky black-purple color with a soft nose. On the pallet, dark berry, fruits nicely, integrated over the years and smooth. Blueberry, currants, anise, tobacco and soft tannins. A nice 90+ point wine but not really special by my assessment. 90+/ 91 Points. Did show improvement after day 2, thank goodness. Actually, I’d call this wine disappointing.
Update: A long decant is necessary as this wine showed more with more air exposure. Better and worthy of 92 points.
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5/28/2023 - sstein19 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dark inky purple and red. First nose of dark cherry, vanilla, oak, and raspberry. Second nose of chocolate, maraschino cherry, blueberry, and cream. Smooth, fruit forward, yet mild tannins. Lots of cherry, chocolate, and raspberry. Really good wine right now!
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3/8/2023 - The Wine Sherpa Likes this wine: 96 Points
Drinking perfectly. Garnett color. Dark red fruit gentle on nose. Tannins are in balance and softened now.
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3/5/2022 - jimyeni Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a big wine yet well balanced and very enjoyable both on day 1 and 2
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2/14/2022 - Raja wrote: 93 Points
Valentine’s Day special
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