moderate depth of color, purple red rim. on the nose cassis, baking spices, minerals... on the palate surprisingly soft with moderate acids, moderate midpalate weight, a moderate amount of largely integrated and soft tannins, moderate alcohol. balanced wine with good length, great intensity, ok complexity. wine has finesse, a soft texture, excellent expression of place. 15's are very soft wines to me... though they are classic in their aromas. this is in the early part of its drinking plateau and won't be particularly long lived.
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What a treat! Struck the palate as pleasantly austere and acidic, with Cassis and eucalyptus on a tobacco and leather substructure. Not the longest finish around, but the astounding thing is the sort of minerally underpinnings, as if someone had ground up stones and sprinkled them in the bottle. It’s as if the winemaker said “let’s see if we can make an interesting wine with absolutely no fruit.” And they did.
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4/23/2024 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dekantert. Pen dag 1, noe bedre dag 2, behag.
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4/18/2024 - markjanes wrote: 88 Points
moderate depth of color, purple red rim. on the nose cassis, baking spices, minerals... on the palate surprisingly soft with moderate acids, moderate midpalate weight, a moderate amount of largely integrated and soft tannins, moderate alcohol. balanced wine with good length, great intensity, ok complexity. wine has finesse, a soft texture, excellent expression of place. 15's are very soft wines to me... though they are classic in their aromas. this is in the early part of its drinking plateau and won't be particularly long lived.
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4/9/2024 - To86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really enjoyed. Cassis flavors with nice freshness and decent length.
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3/8/2024 - Brianknance Likes this wine: 93 Points
What a treat! Struck the palate as pleasantly austere and acidic, with Cassis and eucalyptus on a tobacco and leather substructure. Not the longest finish around, but the astounding thing is the sort of minerally underpinnings, as if someone had ground up stones and sprinkled them in the bottle. It’s as if the winemaker said “let’s see if we can make an interesting wine with absolutely no fruit.” And they did.
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2/8/2024 - markjanes wrote: flawed
corked
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