Deep ruby color. Not much on the nose other than forest floor and some cedar. Well balanced and improving. Bright fruit (strawrberry, raspberry and a bit of blueberry) on the palate. Well balanced lingering finish.
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Some notes of graphite, leather and spice. Not much fruit. Wonder if this is moving past prime. Have had several bottles of this and there seems to be some inconsistency despite purchasing at same time and place.
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Deep ruby/garnet color. Aromas of spice, smoke, dried fruit, blackberry and baked strawberry jam which carries over to the palate with additional notes of blackberry leaves, pepper and rasberry. Well balanced and drinking well.
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decanted 2 hours. nose: graphite and smoke hovering above black cherry and blackberry fruits. palate: a little sour, with slightly flat fruit. Not much going on right now. Tannins are well-placed, but fruit doesn't quite back it up. Chalky finish ... not sure what is going on here or how I feel about this wine. Finishes with a bit of weird spice. At $26, this makes me too uncomfortable to recommend.
decanted 4 hours: nose has transformed to papery rotten celery. Really odd, and not necessarily inviting. Fruit is trying to come through on the palate, but it's a losing battle. PASS.
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11/6/2011 - wconnolly wrote: 84 Points
See 8/13/11 notes. Drinking well but not likely to improve.
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8/13/2011 - wconnolly wrote: 86 Points
Deep ruby color. Not much on the nose other than forest floor and some cedar. Well balanced and improving. Bright fruit (strawrberry, raspberry and a bit of blueberry) on the palate. Well balanced lingering finish.
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4/18/2010 - wconnolly wrote: 82 Points
Some notes of graphite, leather and spice. Not much fruit. Wonder if this is moving past prime. Have had several bottles of this and there seems to be some inconsistency despite purchasing at same time and place.
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8/2/2009 - Patches wrote: 91 Points
Deep ruby/garnet color. Aromas of spice, smoke, dried fruit, blackberry and baked strawberry jam which carries over to the palate with additional notes of blackberry leaves, pepper and rasberry. Well balanced and drinking well.
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3/26/2008 - tarheel17 wrote: 84 Points
decanted 2 hours.
nose: graphite and smoke hovering above black cherry and blackberry fruits.
palate: a little sour, with slightly flat fruit. Not much going on right now. Tannins are well-placed, but fruit doesn't quite back it up. Chalky finish ... not sure what is going on here or how I feel about this wine. Finishes with a bit of weird spice. At $26, this makes me too uncomfortable to recommend.
decanted 4 hours: nose has transformed to papery rotten celery. Really odd, and not necessarily inviting. Fruit is trying to come through on the palate, but it's a losing battle. PASS.
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