Opened and poured - cork wickedly stained and seeped through at some point. Slightest barnyard on the nose blew off very quickly. Spanish garrigue and red olives, cherry and dark spices on the nose. Very full bodied and lush - mature, velvety and quite enjoyable. Day two, barny note is back, but adds to the garrigue - very round and fuzzy profile....medium bodied, light to oranging color profile - vanilla, tobacco, wet grass on the nose....lush smooth cherry, spice on the palate. Still quite a nice wine.
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Pleasant if somewhat simple wine that delivers what it promises. The color is starting to show some age. The aromas are fairly evolved with jammy fruit, cedar and spices. The tannins are nice and soft, but it's starting to taste just a little tired. Drink over next 1-2 years. Nice dinner wine.
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8/26/2023 - Senso-beak wrote: 91 Points
Opened and poured - cork wickedly stained and seeped through at some point. Slightest barnyard on the nose blew off very quickly. Spanish garrigue and red olives, cherry and dark spices on the nose. Very full bodied and lush - mature, velvety and quite enjoyable. Day two, barny note is back, but adds to the garrigue - very round and fuzzy profile....medium bodied, light to oranging color profile - vanilla, tobacco, wet grass on the nose....lush smooth cherry, spice on the palate. Still quite a nice wine.
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3/27/2020 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 87 Points
A bit tired, but still holding on.
a perfectly acceptable wine for pairings that are not so wine friendly.
Happy with the wine given its age
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7/6/2017 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 89 Points
Pleasant if somewhat simple wine that delivers what it promises.
The color is starting to show some age. The aromas are fairly evolved with jammy fruit, cedar and spices. The tannins are nice and soft, but it's starting to taste just a little tired. Drink over next 1-2 years. Nice dinner wine.
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7/26/2010 - Ricky99 wrote: 93 Points
very ready to drink and lush - big surprise
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5/17/2010 - Ricky99 wrote: 88 Points
a bit tired for sure but still tasty
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