Cork was dry, never a good sign, and I had to push this into the bottle; it would not come out. Some fruit on the nose, but on first tasting this seems over the hill, like a Bdx that has past its prime. Fruit has faded, oak is subliminal, but the alcohol smacks you in the face. It's drinkable and halfway decent but not remarkable. Certainly not worth that I paid which is too embarrassing to confess.
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this was one of the best surprises in recent tastings ... just a pleasure to drink and really reminded me of the Burgess' from the 80's that i so fell in love with. A wonderful mouthful of howell mnt flavor, character and structure ... drink 'em up now!
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10/24/2015 - mdfuller wrote: 89 Points
was not as deep /complex as i was hoping for (or remembered from the last tasting)
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5/18/2015 - skurtz wrote: 85 Points
Cork was dry, never a good sign, and I had to push this into the bottle; it would not come out. Some fruit on the nose, but on first tasting this seems over the hill, like a Bdx that has past its prime. Fruit has faded, oak is subliminal, but the alcohol smacks you in the face. It's drinkable and halfway decent but not remarkable. Certainly not worth that I paid which is too embarrassing to confess.
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7/27/2013 - mdfuller wrote: 88 Points
just wasn't up to snuff ... light and weak
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1/1/2013 - PourSomeRed wrote: 90 Points
I agree with "mdfuler". This was a nice surprise. A really nice bottle of wine.
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12/30/2012 - mdfuller Likes this wine: 91 Points
this was one of the best surprises in recent tastings ... just a pleasure to drink and really reminded me of the Burgess' from the 80's that i so fell in love with. A wonderful mouthful of howell mnt flavor, character and structure ... drink 'em up now!
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