Still deep colored with a pink rim. Big legs too. Deep dark fruit on the nose, but also some leather and casis.. really enjoyable now. Nice long positive finish as well. But I think it's still developing.
Extremely primary at this point, at least for the first two nights. On night #3, this started to show some interested complexity, with more muted fruits, leather, cassis. I've got a few more of these and will wait several more years before opening the next one. But right now, this is not to my taste.
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Decanted an hour for a small Christmas dinner party. A real crowd pleaser, inviting nose, plenty of fruit with a firm backbone. This is exactly the sort of wine I envisioned when I entered the de Negoce fray - solid wines at a reasonable tariff with a broad appeal to wine snobs and casual drinkers alike. In its prime drinking window, held up well through the evening. Served with eggplant parm which worked well.
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Every bottle gets better. 1 hr decant and it was ready to go. Great spice and dark berry profile. Smooth tannins. Drink now. IMO it is worth at least $50-60. Should have purchased more.
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3/3/2024 - fencerdan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still deep colored with a pink rim. Big legs too. Deep dark fruit on the nose, but also some leather and casis.. really enjoyable now. Nice long positive finish as well. But I think it's still developing.
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12/29/2023 - Quarked wrote: 88 Points
Extremely primary at this point, at least for the first two nights. On night #3, this started to show some interested complexity, with more muted fruits, leather, cassis. I've got a few more of these and will wait several more years before opening the next one. But right now, this is not to my taste.
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12/16/2023 - dariuskoenig Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted an hour for a small Christmas dinner party. A real crowd pleaser, inviting nose, plenty of fruit with a firm backbone. This is exactly the sort of wine I envisioned when I entered the de Negoce fray - solid wines at a reasonable tariff with a broad appeal to wine snobs and casual drinkers alike. In its prime drinking window, held up well through the evening. Served with eggplant parm which worked well.
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11/26/2023 - Rbhan12 wrote:
Doesn’t hold up to air. Drink now
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7/30/2023 - LCHammer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Every bottle gets better. 1 hr decant and it was ready to go. Great spice and dark berry profile. Smooth tannins. Drink now. IMO it is worth at least $50-60. Should have purchased more.
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