Red with brownish hue. On the nose oak, tar and herbs. On the palate lots of wood, some tar, leather, bayleaf and black-currants. Quite alcoholic, with some slight acitity and desolved tannins, ending in warm finish with a touch of liquorice. This bottle was missing fruitiness and was definitely over its peak.
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opened and let air for about 45 minutes; initial taste was leathering with some chewiness and tight tannins. After about 30 minutes, the wine opened up, softened and was lovely. I think we opened this at just the right point. The 1993's seem to be drinking right about now and this was a good call. We paired with a Christmas Grass fed beef rib roast and it was lovely. I also paired with a few slices of vermont cheddar cheese after dinner and it paired very nicely.
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4/18/2013 - Wijngek wrote: 86 Points
Red with brownish hue. On the nose oak, tar and herbs. On the palate lots of wood, some tar, leather, bayleaf and black-currants. Quite alcoholic, with some slight acitity and desolved tannins, ending in warm finish with a touch of liquorice.
This bottle was missing fruitiness and was definitely over its peak.
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12/26/2010 - windinthewillows1 wrote:
opened and let air for about 45 minutes; initial taste was leathering with some chewiness and tight tannins. After about 30 minutes, the wine opened up, softened and was lovely. I think we opened this at just the right point. The 1993's seem to be drinking right about now and this was a good call. We paired with a Christmas Grass fed beef rib roast and it was lovely. I also paired with a few slices of vermont cheddar cheese after dinner and it paired very nicely.
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5/14/1999 - buckeye76 wrote: 89 Points
RICH FRUIT, CHOCOLATE, AND TOBACCO IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH.
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