I served this in my wine course. Intriguing nose of white raisons. Heavy carmel mid palate. Some pleasant heat on the finish. Improved substantially with air. I imagine this will age well.
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1/20/2012 - juffer Likes this wine: 95 Points
I served this in my wine course. Intriguing nose of white raisons. Heavy carmel mid palate. Some pleasant heat on the finish. Improved substantially with air. I imagine this will age well.
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4/26/2010 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points
connoisseur wines spring european portfolio (Vivere, Chicago IL): nose: rich and powerful nose with tones of dark red cherries, black currants, herbs, anise, and bits of liqueur tones as well
taste: full bodied with gripping tannins and rich tones of dark red cherries, black currants, bits of herb tones and a touch of liqueur tones too
overall: still in need of time, but opening up more. This is a bruiser of a wine and could use another 2 or 3 years
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4/20/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 89 Points
connoisseur wines spring european portfolio (Vivere, Chicago IL): nose: dark and brooding nose with rich tones of cedar, black cherries, anise, roasted herbs, and dark tones of cranberries. Good depth and seems to handle the vintage in a decent way
taste: really rich and dark tones of cedar, black cherries, dark berries, and roasted herbs provided a big and brooding feel and hard tannins
overall: a bit too brooding at this time. Hopefully a couple of years can soften this up and let it be more expressive
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