Very tight on first coravin pour. A few weeks later opened the rest of the bottle and it was in a much better spot. The nose is brighter red fruits but the palate follows with a darker profile. Still some tannins on the finish and this can easily go another decade.
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Birthday bottle from my wife, as part of our continuing palate education process. Decanted and left for 30 min. Medium ruby with bricking at edges. Not super concentrated. Nose: cherries, leather, cherry Halls, tiny touch of watermelon. Palate: high acid, medium alcohol, true to nose, earthy, very long finish. Not crazy complicated but really nice. Wife *adores* it, I like it a little less.
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Outstanding wine, opened up nicely after an hour decant. On the nose nice dark fruit, pepper and oak. On the palette peppery fruit forward, strawberry, wood and nice long finish. First of a lot of my 05 to open so impressed with this one.
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I really liked this wine - it drank very well and was easy on the palette and very enjoyable;, others at the dinner table found it a little bland and peppery...so thi was a compromise rating...but now I have it all to myself and am still sipping it and liking it....
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4/7/2020 - Tubulus wrote:
Very tight on first coravin pour. A few weeks later opened the rest of the bottle and it was in a much better spot. The nose is brighter red fruits but the palate follows with a darker profile. Still some tannins on the finish and this can easily go another decade.
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5/18/2018 - tak4 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Birthday bottle from my wife, as part of our continuing palate education process. Decanted and left for 30 min. Medium ruby with bricking at edges. Not super concentrated. Nose: cherries, leather, cherry Halls, tiny touch of watermelon. Palate: high acid, medium alcohol, true to nose, earthy, very long finish. Not crazy complicated but really nice. Wife *adores* it, I like it a little less.
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1/23/2018 - Budie Likes this wine:
Smooth burgundy
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10/17/2014 - jrhaynie Likes this wine: 90 Points
Outstanding wine, opened up nicely after an hour decant. On the nose nice dark fruit, pepper and oak. On the palette peppery fruit forward, strawberry, wood and nice long finish. First of a lot of my 05 to open so impressed with this one.
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3/17/2014 - alabunka wrote: 90 Points
I really liked this wine - it drank very well and was easy on the palette and very enjoyable;, others at the dinner table found it a little bland and peppery...so thi was a compromise rating...but now I have it all to myself and am still sipping it and liking it....
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