Wow, awesome bottle. Great color, nose of cigar box and leather. Dark cherry flavors accented with cedar and a bit of mushroom with a hint of oak. Amazing how balanced this wine is after 15 years. Just enough acidity to carry the wine through the finish. Wish I had more.
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Last bottle of this and similar to previous notes. Good cherry bouquet and palate with a strongly acidic finish. I found the oak a little intrusive with this bottle and the overall balance a bit disjointed. Won't be buying more but a strong high 80's wine.
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Decanted 2 hours served at 14C. Similar to previous notes although bouquet was less in evidence tonight (drank outside with a barbecue). On the positive side however on the palate this was very nice, sweeter than I recall with good fruit left and no rough edges. The bitterness I'd noted on the aftertaste from last time was gone. Tonight I'd give this 50+5+11+15+7=88.
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10/27/2016 - olracx62 wrote: flawed
Nice Barbera aged in barrels. Unfortunately corked
Bea 18
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1/11/2013 - floating_cellar wrote: 92 Points
Wow, awesome bottle. Great color, nose of cigar box and leather. Dark cherry flavors accented with cedar and a bit of mushroom with a hint of oak. Amazing how balanced this wine is after 15 years. Just enough acidity to carry the wine through the finish. Wish I had more.
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12/1/2011 - floating_cellar wrote: 91 Points
much better than last bottle
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12/31/2009 - David Meddings wrote: 89 Points
Last bottle of this and similar to previous notes. Good cherry bouquet and palate with a strongly acidic finish. I found the oak a little intrusive with this bottle and the overall balance a bit disjointed. Won't be buying more but a strong high 80's wine.
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6/28/2009 - David Meddings wrote: 88 Points
Decanted 2 hours served at 14C. Similar to previous notes although bouquet was less in evidence tonight (drank outside with a barbecue). On the positive side however on the palate this was very nice, sweeter than I recall with good fruit left and no rough edges. The bitterness I'd noted on the aftertaste from last time was gone. Tonight I'd give this 50+5+11+15+7=88.
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