Found this a little ponderous. The alcohol really comes through. Dark fruits, with an almost baked quality. No freshness here. It's not terribly tannic, but it's a big wine in the sense that the fruit and richness and alcohol are a bit overwhelming. Must have food, it's just too much on it's own. I'm a little surprised, as I love the Failla wines, but I am unable to get into this.
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Blackcurrant fruit with some dark chocolate and baked earth. Rich, deep and heady but by no means heavy. There's a delicious sweet core of fruit. Tannins are ripe and acidity provides lift. Rare rib-eye please!
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4/21/2024 - jfwf93 Likes this wine: 83 Points
Inky purple
BlackBerry nose- light intensity
Cherry forward taste, dry mineral finish
Tobacco
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10/15/2023 - hutch Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Found this a little ponderous. The alcohol really comes through. Dark fruits, with an almost baked quality. No freshness here. It's not terribly tannic, but it's a big wine in the sense that the fruit and richness and alcohol are a bit overwhelming. Must have food, it's just too much on it's own. I'm a little surprised, as I love the Failla wines, but I am unable to get into this.
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9/10/2023 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Blackcurrant fruit with some dark chocolate and baked earth. Rich, deep and heady but by no means heavy. There's a delicious sweet core of fruit. Tannins are ripe and acidity provides lift. Rare rib-eye please!
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1/7/2023 - Night&Day Likes this wine:
Very pretty fruit, boysenberry, cinnamon, candied ginger on a satiny frame. The 2017 had a more exuberant nose but this is still inviting.
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