Base neck fill, good cork. Decanted off sediment, then served. This is t past prime, fully resolved, soft cedary red fruit, getting short. Still drinkable but on the downslope.
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Flickinger Warehouse Tasting (Chicago, IL): The closest wine to my ideal Napa cabernet on the table today. Yes, it's quite herbaceous and not too ripe, but I think that the extra acidity from that gives this wine freshness, especially once you factor in the age. This doesn't seem to be on a fast decline, but I'd certainly be inclined to drink these up sooner rather than later. It's not typically a good thing to be left with acidic husks.
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Diamond Creek Rare Wine Dinner (Charlie Palmer Steak): Developed and tertiary nose with some spices, medicinal, and big crushed rocky minerality. Fully tertiary on the palate and shouldn’t be left any longer. Good eucalyptus but overall rather thin and on the decline.
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i bought the futures so I got all three. down to one bottle of Gravely Meadow. had the Red Rock Terrace last night. It was wonderful/perfect--for what it was. Went great with charcoal grilled lamb chops, creamed spinich and a mix of acorn squash/wild rice, with a touch of shallots/garlic for zip.
I think the '85 vintage turned out to be less than hoped for when Parker first wrote positively about it. The body was not quite 'medium', but it was right on the button for nose, flavor and finish.
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3/15/2024 - coremill wrote: 86 Points
Base neck fill, good cork. Decanted off sediment, then served. This is t past prime, fully resolved, soft cedary red fruit, getting short. Still drinkable but on the downslope.
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12/18/2022 - Margaux Bro wrote: 96 Points
Absolutely delicious and if you can believe it, even better on day 2. Such a resilient wine. Don’t be afraid to introduce air or decant for sediment.
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9/10/2016 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Flickinger Warehouse Tasting (Chicago, IL): The closest wine to my ideal Napa cabernet on the table today. Yes, it's quite herbaceous and not too ripe, but I think that the extra acidity from that gives this wine freshness, especially once you factor in the age. This doesn't seem to be on a fast decline, but I'd certainly be inclined to drink these up sooner rather than later. It's not typically a good thing to be left with acidic husks.
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5/4/2016 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 89 Points
Diamond Creek Rare Wine Dinner (Charlie Palmer Steak): Developed and tertiary nose with some spices, medicinal, and big crushed rocky minerality. Fully tertiary on the palate and shouldn’t be left any longer. Good eucalyptus but overall rather thin and on the decline.
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12/2/2014 - redspinelpinktopaz Likes this wine: 92 Points
i bought the futures so I got all three. down to one bottle of Gravely Meadow. had the Red Rock Terrace last night. It was wonderful/perfect--for what it was. Went great with charcoal grilled lamb chops, creamed spinich and a mix of acorn squash/wild rice, with a touch of shallots/garlic for zip.
I think the '85 vintage turned out to be less than hoped for when Parker first wrote positively about it. The body was not quite 'medium', but it was right on the button for nose, flavor and finish.
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