Let me preface this with 2 caveats: 1. My BIL is iffy on the storage. 2. I hate cedary wines. I feel like I'm sitting in a hope chest. It's nasty.
I scored this an 84 and it was a lot better on the second sip after 10 minutes. It's very cedary. A heavily oaked wine. I am going to try it again in another 30-60 minutes to see if it blows off that cedar. No fruits. I think it's past its drinking window, but I'll give it another shot.
After an hour, it didn't improve enough, cedar blew off and I couldn't discern any fruit. Also, I flipped through all the labels posted and none of them were the old black label that mentions Rhinefarm Vineyard in the bottom right. They tossed the bottle before I could photograph it.
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Had the 3L last night at our party. It is an incredible wine. I'm not sure I've had anything better. The complexity and smoothness of the wine was beyond comparison. Glad we have one more 3L left!!!
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12/28/2012 - hellowine wrote: 84 Points
Let me preface this with 2 caveats:
1. My BIL is iffy on the storage.
2. I hate cedary wines. I feel like I'm sitting in a hope chest. It's nasty.
I scored this an 84 and it was a lot better on the second sip after 10 minutes. It's very cedary. A heavily oaked wine. I am going to try it again in another 30-60 minutes to see if it blows off that cedar. No fruits. I think it's past its drinking window, but I'll give it another shot.
After an hour, it didn't improve enough, cedar blew off and I couldn't discern any fruit. Also, I flipped through all the labels posted and none of them were the old black label that mentions Rhinefarm Vineyard in the bottom right. They tossed the bottle before I could photograph it.
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3/12/2011 - vaaccess wrote: 95 Points
Had the 3L last night at our party. It is an incredible wine. I'm not sure I've had anything better. The complexity and smoothness of the wine was beyond comparison. Glad we have one more 3L left!!!
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2/23/2011 - gmat5497 wrote: 92 Points
This is a 97 that has aged very well. Nice balance with defined finish. Last bottle. Wish I had more.
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1/20/2007 - Double D wrote: 93 Points
Unfortunately the last bottle......wish I had more.
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