This has aged pretty gracefully, despite a cork that was half-saturated. Dark ruby color, youthful, with a pretty nose of raspberry and sour cherry. Has a healthy dollop of acidity, with tart cranberry flavors and a bit of smoke on the back end. I was first introduced to Lazy Creek by my sister more than two decades ago when she lived in California. At the time, I was becoming enamored with AV wines, and thought they were a quality producer, offering good value, that flew under the radar. It's nice to see that their wines can age well too.
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An outstanding wine. Developing aromas of cherry, nutmeg, americano coffee, hints of toffee, and wet earth. Palate is balanced with a creamy mouthfeel, slightly rustic tannins, black raspberries, and a bit of leather. Finish is long-but-just-a-bit-light while remaining beautiful. Outstanding wine.
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Needs more time in the bottle. Developed nicely with bright fruit and good acidity. Firm tannins on finish. This is more complex than the 2004 - tried side by side. It continued to develop over three hours and probably has another 5 years left.
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This bottle seemed vastly improved over the last one that I had. Delicate, earthy burgundian style. Delicious. still needs to be decanted, still drinking very young.
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4/21/2021 - GrapeScott wrote: 89 Points
This has aged pretty gracefully, despite a cork that was half-saturated. Dark ruby color, youthful, with a pretty nose of raspberry and sour cherry. Has a healthy dollop of acidity, with tart cranberry flavors and a bit of smoke on the back end. I was first introduced to Lazy Creek by my sister more than two decades ago when she lived in California. At the time, I was becoming enamored with AV wines, and thought they were a quality producer, offering good value, that flew under the radar. It's nice to see that their wines can age well too.
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7/25/2014 - Lobonick Likes this wine: 91 Points
An outstanding wine. Developing aromas of cherry, nutmeg, americano coffee, hints of toffee, and wet earth. Palate is balanced with a creamy mouthfeel, slightly rustic tannins, black raspberries, and a bit of leather. Finish is long-but-just-a-bit-light while remaining beautiful. Outstanding wine.
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11/25/2011 - mcubed wrote: 91 Points
Burgundian. Light fruit on the palate, balanced with a bit of spice on the edge. Not a long finish.
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3/19/2011 - aaronwine wrote: 91 Points
Needs more time in the bottle. Developed nicely with bright fruit and good acidity. Firm tannins on finish. This is more complex than the 2004 - tried side by side. It continued to develop over three hours and probably has another 5 years left.
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1/28/2011 - jdkru wrote: 91 Points
This bottle seemed vastly improved over the last one that I had. Delicate, earthy burgundian style. Delicious. still needs to be decanted, still drinking very young.
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