Quite modern in style from a hot year, so forgive my bias: Slathered in new oak, the nose offers alcoholic heat and confected vanilla. Imprecise on the palate, liqueur-like dark fruits intermingle with moderate tannins and more in-your-face oak. Some alcoholic burn on the finish.
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This is the third bottle of this wine that I've had and it's holding up very well. Licorice and minerality/metal on the nose with ketchup coming through after some breathing. Similar notes on the palate with a bit more fruit.
After a day in the decanter there is a little more blackberry and cherry on the nose. More floral notes on the palate and finish than the first day. Very smooth and balanced but still with noticeable tannins. I think this wine will still be very drinkable in ten years.
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This is an excellent bottle of wine. Light, good acid, cherry. A bit of sediment, though in chunks not powder, so easy to avoid even if you don't decant.
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3/3/2013 - pnwsun wrote:
a little bitter with some aftertaste. judy didn't like it.
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12/25/2012 - bpj87 Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Quite modern in style from a hot year, so forgive my bias: Slathered in new oak, the nose offers alcoholic heat and confected vanilla. Imprecise on the palate, liqueur-like dark fruits intermingle with moderate tannins and more in-your-face oak. Some alcoholic burn on the finish.
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11/17/2012 - matthewjhale Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is the third bottle of this wine that I've had and it's holding up very well. Licorice and minerality/metal on the nose with ketchup coming through after some breathing. Similar notes on the palate with a bit more fruit.
After a day in the decanter there is a little more blackberry and cherry on the nose. More floral notes on the palate and finish than the first day. Very smooth and balanced but still with noticeable tannins. I think this wine will still be very drinkable in ten years.
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12/24/2011 - sadofsky wrote:
This is an excellent bottle of wine. Light, good acid, cherry. A bit of sediment, though in chunks not powder, so easy to avoid even if you don't decant.
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10/22/2011 - pnwsun wrote:
drank with appetisers and pork dish. very nice. very slight fruit hint up front; with somewhat sharp finish. nice wine. let breathe.
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