decanted for 1 hour and it was still humming 3 hours later. Raspberry and prune on the nose. very dark in color and equally as wonderful as the last bottle. I will hold my last bottle for another year or two.
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A lot of red berry on the nose, but not a lot of sugar. A little dry on the finish, but a complex and well balanced wine. Good for at least another 2 years.
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Sealed with a plastic cork. What a disappointing bottle of wine. Tannins were fully resolved...to the point that it lacked any vibrancy and structure to balance the fleshy wine. Nose expressed dark fruits...a hint of earthiness. I generally enjoy petites at about 10 years of age, but this wine seemed flat. Color was a dark purple, with no bricking at the edges. Properly stored since release. Seal problem perhaps?
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5/13/2011 - Drankthewholebottle wrote:
Too old, tasted more like a 20 year old Napa cab from the 80s. Dirt, sweaty leather, stinky socks, but not corked or barn-yardy.
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5/1/2010 - sayward wrote: 91 Points
decanted for 1 hour and it was still humming 3 hours later. Raspberry and prune on the nose. very dark in color and equally as wonderful as the last bottle. I will hold my last bottle for another year or two.
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12/12/2009 - sayward wrote: 90 Points
A lot of red berry on the nose, but not a lot of sugar. A little dry on the finish, but a complex and well balanced wine. Good for at least another 2 years.
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2/9/2009 - thalver wrote: 85 Points
Sealed with a plastic cork. What a disappointing bottle of wine. Tannins were fully resolved...to the point that it lacked any vibrancy and structure to balance the fleshy wine. Nose expressed dark fruits...a hint of earthiness. I generally enjoy petites at about 10 years of age, but this wine seemed flat. Color was a dark purple, with no bricking at the edges. Properly stored since release. Seal problem perhaps?
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12/14/2008 - Amerique wrote: 90 Points
Big blackberry fruit, disappointingly short finish, some heat and ample tannins, wine still very closed
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