This is a big disappointment - my least favorite HS wine ever. After several bottles over as many years it’s still in the same place: tight, impenetrable, primary, over the top briary notes and to me pretty much undrinkable if you are looking for pleasure, not a punch in the face. And I still have a magnum of it left … bleh
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Very hot upon opening though quickly opened up. Nice on the nose but personally found the wine a bit unbalanced. Not a bad wine just not a great one for my pallette.
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1/28/2023 - Central Coast Wino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tight upon opening the bottle, but quickly opened up. This is a big, fully-extracted wine. Very nice with burgers.
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4/24/2022 - bradfriedlander Likes this wine: 89 Points
Needs another few years as it's still tasting pretty young. Deep extraction. Full mouth feel. Long finish.
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2/5/2022 - bbcc66 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted 1/2 hr. Drank over 2 days. Day 2 was not quite as good as day 1. Dryer tastes of dark fruits. Long finish.
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9/18/2021 - ntruder Does not like this wine: 80 Points
This is a big disappointment - my least favorite HS wine ever. After several bottles over as many years it’s still in the same place: tight, impenetrable, primary, over the top briary notes and to me pretty much undrinkable if you are looking for pleasure, not a punch in the face. And I still have a magnum of it left … bleh
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9/3/2021 - SalFromCal Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very hot upon opening though quickly opened up. Nice on the nose but personally found the wine a bit unbalanced. Not a bad wine just not a great one for my pallette.
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