Very little in the way of tannins leaving the wine unbalanced. Medium intensity black currant coupled with some herbaceousness gives some complexity into a shortish finish.
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I was hoping for a better outcome after the previous bottle but, even after giving this one the benefit of the doubt by decanting for a day, it was simply not enjoyable. Although it did soften after the decant, acidity was much more prevalent than tannin and any form of flavour could best be described as a sour cherry. In short, the balance was poor, the length of finish was mercifully short, flavour intensity was low and consisted of the aforementioned sour cherry. I hope the subsequent vintages I have are at least palatable as the 2016 would be doing a disservice to the sangrias it will inevitably be used to create.
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3/28/2024 - smithkev wrote: 92 Points
Loved this vintage! Moderate tannins, nice underlying green pepper notes. Drank this bottle over 3 days and enjoyed it from start to end.
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4/9/2023 - nanoose wrote:
I always enjoy this wine but it paled as a follow up to the ‘07 purple angel.
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2/24/2023 - JAP55 Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Very little in the way of tannins leaving the wine unbalanced. Medium intensity black currant coupled with some herbaceousness gives some complexity into a shortish finish.
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2/14/2023 - JAP55 Does not like this wine: 70 Points
I was hoping for a better outcome after the previous bottle but, even after giving this one the benefit of the doubt by decanting for a day, it was simply not enjoyable.
Although it did soften after the decant, acidity was much more prevalent than tannin and any form of flavour could best be described as a sour cherry.
In short, the balance was poor, the length of finish was mercifully short, flavour intensity was low and consisted of the aforementioned sour cherry. I hope the subsequent vintages I have are at least palatable as the 2016 would be doing a disservice to the sangrias it will inevitably be used to create.
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1/21/2023 - JAP55 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Somehow underwhelming versus previous bottles
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