Wow, what a pleasure to drink a 24 year old wine without doubt of its provenance! Wine is cloudy, though it sat in my cellar for 2 months after delivery and wasn’t the result of sediment. Color has definitely started to get rusty at the rim. Strong fruit flavors to the nose, with a dose of licorice perhaps and something else. Very tart on opening and persisting after 2 hours, red fruit. The fruit has definitely faded into something more complex - as a neophyte, I’m not equipped to describe it but it’s pleasant. Open question for me is whether it’s more pleasant than a younger wine. There's also with this wine a strong alcohol sense, though the wine is described as 13%.
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Ruby color, with only a hint of browning. Expressive cherry bouquet. Red fruit, medium weight, slightly dry, some earth and spice, and a slightly firm finish. Has enough fruit and structure to develop for a few more years. A nice well-stored late release.
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12/31/2023 - neilsforest Likes this wine:
Opened c3.5 hours before drinking. Very nice. Complex. Very satisfying
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2/1/2023 - JOHNKELLYROBINSON@GMAIL.COM Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wow, what a pleasure to drink a 24 year old wine without doubt of its provenance! Wine is cloudy, though it sat in my cellar for 2 months after delivery and wasn’t the result of sediment. Color has definitely started to get rusty at the rim. Strong fruit flavors to the nose, with a dose of licorice perhaps and something else. Very tart on opening and persisting after 2 hours, red fruit. The fruit has definitely faded into something more complex - as a neophyte, I’m not equipped to describe it but it’s pleasant. Open question for me is whether it’s more pleasant than a younger wine. There's also with this wine a strong alcohol sense, though the wine is described as 13%.
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12/22/2022 - CHINACAT wrote: 91 Points
Ruby color, with only a hint of browning. Expressive cherry bouquet. Red fruit, medium weight, slightly dry, some earth and spice, and a slightly firm finish. Has enough fruit and structure to develop for a few more years. A nice well-stored late release.
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