Dark purple fruit - blackberry, dark currants, and a little dark plum. Smooth mid-palate with decent depth, however, I expected a little bigger/fuller fruit in light of Galloni's 95 rating and also the price point. Flavors of dark berries, some spice, and a little mineral component. However, I thought the fruit came across a little flat - flavors somewhat muted/not overly expressive. Solid finish but not overly long nor deep. Decanted for two hours and drank over a couple more. Improved a little with time. Enjoyable at this stage but I believe this vintage will benefit from another year or two to let the fruit open-up a little more. A nice wine but I guess I expected more in light of Heidi Barrett's involvement. WA anticipated maturity 2017 to 2034. 96% cab and 4% petit verdot.
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12/29/2023 - Tonythefish wrote: 94 Points
Deep red color. 20 second plus finish with lots of dark fruits and coca on the palate and fresh roses on the nose.
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12/16/2023 - Paipapa wrote: 90 Points
酒體強勁,酸味適中
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6/22/2019 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 90 Points
Blackberries, tobacco, smokey oak, herbal notes, tea, cedar. A-
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12/27/2018 - sorbetvino wrote:
Sameer
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6/19/2018 - Badmonkey wrote: 93 Points
Dark purple fruit - blackberry, dark currants, and a little dark plum. Smooth mid-palate with decent depth, however, I expected a little bigger/fuller fruit in light of Galloni's 95 rating and also the price point. Flavors of dark berries, some spice, and a little mineral component. However, I thought the fruit came across a little flat - flavors somewhat muted/not overly expressive. Solid finish but not overly long nor deep. Decanted for two hours and drank over a couple more. Improved a little with time. Enjoyable at this stage but I believe this vintage will benefit from another year or two to let the fruit open-up a little more. A nice wine but I guess I expected more in light of Heidi Barrett's involvement. WA anticipated maturity 2017 to 2034. 96% cab and 4% petit verdot.
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