Holding nicely, a bit of development on the nose, with some pine and fall spice; quite rich and vibrant on the palate, with intense cherry and deep raspberry fruit, a bit of hard cherry candy, very nice acidity, touch of pine forest in the background. Still very youthful, and intense, flavorful wine, probably could use a few more years.
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Very solid wine. Strong nose at opening but dissipated in the glass. Refined but probably just starting the start of the decline as it didn't hold so well in the glass. My first sips were about a 92 but the last were closer to an 86. As their first ever bottle, it still shows what great fruit their vines produce.
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9/19/2012 - alanr wrote: 90 Points
Holding nicely, a bit of development on the nose, with some pine and fall spice; quite rich and vibrant on the palate, with intense cherry and deep raspberry fruit, a bit of hard cherry candy, very nice acidity, touch of pine forest in the background. Still very youthful, and intense, flavorful wine, probably could use a few more years.
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1/16/2011 - mkmast wrote: 89 Points
Very solid wine. Strong nose at opening but dissipated in the glass. Refined but probably just starting the start of the decline as it didn't hold so well in the glass. My first sips were about a 92 but the last were closer to an 86. As their first ever bottle, it still shows what great fruit their vines produce.
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