I was not sure this was still good, but it was really good. As usual, we were trying to cull out some of our old wines, so I chose one at random to open. This was so inexpensive, I thought it would probably be bad, but it turned out to be a very nice bottle with a deep purple color. The nose was dark fruit, a little chocolate and clay and full of blueberries. It was medium/ full bodied and the palate was oak, dark cherry, leather, tobacco and pepper. If you like the velvety coating of a wine, you will love this one, because the ripe tannins created a very silky texture in the whole mouth. There was still enough acidity to keep the wine fresh and alive on the palate. The finish was medium length with a very smooth dark berry and pepper.
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This wine was amazing! It had deep, rich flavors from the moment I opened the bottle but it kept evolving even through the next day. I really wish I had a case of this.
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drank over 3 nights. A dark purple wine, with simple dark fruity nose. First night the tannin was present and the pieces hadn't fully knitted. By the third night, the edges had been rounded over and it was still a big bodied wine with length but the tannins were gone and it was more unified. Not complex but nice concentration of fruit.
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2/9/2016 - AlphaL Likes this wine: 90 Points
I was not sure this was still good, but it was really good. As usual, we were trying to cull out some of our old wines, so I chose one at random to open. This was so inexpensive, I thought it would probably be bad, but it turned out to be a very nice bottle with a deep purple color. The nose was dark fruit, a little chocolate and clay and full of blueberries. It was medium/ full bodied and the palate was oak, dark cherry, leather, tobacco and pepper. If you like the velvety coating of a wine, you will love this one, because the ripe tannins created a very silky texture in the whole mouth. There was still enough acidity to keep the wine fresh and alive on the palate. The finish was medium length with a very smooth dark berry and pepper.
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11/14/2010 - mexican diablo wrote: 90 Points
Like it very much
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6/29/2009 - JeffC wrote: 94 Points
This wine was amazing! It had deep, rich flavors from the moment I opened the bottle but it kept evolving even through the next day. I really wish I had a case of this.
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5/11/2009 - D H Grant wrote: 88 Points
Nice bottle. Good structure and good fruit component - similar notes as previous bottles. Drink now though.
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5/3/2009 - wilmette vino wrote: 88 Points
drank over 3 nights. A dark purple wine, with simple dark fruity nose. First night the tannin was present and the pieces hadn't fully knitted. By the third night, the edges had been rounded over and it was still a big bodied wine with length but the tannins were gone and it was more unified. Not complex but nice concentration of fruit.
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