Raspberry jam, cherry, cedar and vanilla on the nose. Tart cherry, cedar, black pepper and lots of tabacco on the palate. Silky smooth mouthfeel, medium/med-high tannins with a long finish of tart cherry and pepper.
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Still showing well, maybe a bit muted from last bottle. Still getting raspberries and cherries with almost a lavender scent. Mouth feel is still nice and silky, palate exhibits raspberries ; oak has tamed down a bit from the last bottle, or I'm used to it. Still a great deal for the price. Day 2 is much better than day 1, feel like on the first day there is a bit of a vegetal taste that needs to burn off so to speak.
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Wow, what an extra year in the bottle has done, this wine has really filled out from a year ago. Nose is very fruity, getting raspberries and cherries with almost a lavender scent. Mouth feel is still nice and silky, palate exhibits raspberries and a good hunk of oak, good bottle of wine.
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1/2/2013 - drunken sommelier Likes this wine: 88 Points
Blackberry, cassis, red cherries, cedar and alcohol on the nose. Blackberries, tart cherries and fine leather on the palate with mild tannins.
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1/31/2012 - drunken sommelier wrote: 89 Points
Raspberry jam, cherry, cedar and vanilla on the nose. Tart cherry, cedar, black pepper and lots of tabacco on the palate. Silky smooth mouthfeel, medium/med-high tannins with a long finish of tart cherry and pepper.
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4/18/2011 - Mlueras wrote: 88 Points
Very nice. Drank by the glass at DIA and was surprised. Smooth finish and nice undertones of fruit.
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11/23/2010 - stercomm wrote: 89 Points
Still showing well, maybe a bit muted from last bottle. Still getting raspberries and cherries with almost a lavender scent. Mouth feel is still nice and silky, palate exhibits raspberries ; oak has tamed down a bit from the last bottle, or I'm used to it. Still a great deal for the price. Day 2 is much better than day 1, feel like on the first day there is a bit of a vegetal taste that needs to burn off so to speak.
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5/8/2010 - stercomm wrote: 90 Points
Wow, what an extra year in the bottle has done, this wine has really filled out from a year ago. Nose is very fruity, getting raspberries and cherries with almost a lavender scent. Mouth feel is still nice and silky, palate exhibits raspberries and a good hunk of oak, good bottle of wine.
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