Consistent with prior note, only better. Amazing for an off-vintage. Nicely balanced aromatics AND palate. Ripe and fleshy but with nice restraint on the palate, and silky tannins on the finish make a winning combination. Well done.
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Postscript to my prior note from yesterday. Drank last half of bottle last nite, this time as part of our Xtremo tasting, and without food. Different wine in some ways: More pruny fruit, less elegant than I initially thought and more harsh at the back end. Tannins seemed more pronounced and there was a slight bitterness and green pepper notes that I didn't notice earlier. In short, decant this wine briefly and have with food. This is not a sipping wine
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Popped & poured last nite. Didn't but should've decanted for a time. Dark red color, age not particularly apparent in the glass. Nose is a bit musty, but there's plenty of fruit there and perhaps some licorice notes. Blackberries, some earthy notes and some spice on the palate. Smooth and tending toward elegant with good length and a lovely, silky finish. Some tannins lingering, but mostly resolved. Wine showing very nicely. I'll finish the bottle tonite with the wino group and see where it after being open since last nite.
Really liked this. Brief (30 min) decant. Dark crimson color. Sweet red currant, black licorice, dusky flowers and leather on the nose. Sophisticated aromatics. Blackberry, red fruits, even some orange peel on the attack. Fresh and supple, with fruit and savory flavors still going strong through the finish. Recommended!
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Drinking beautifully at the moment. Silky smooth blackberry and red fruits. Slight menthol coolness and some spice on the finish. This was pretty much popped and poured with only 10 minutes or so in the decanter.
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9/5/2020 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consistent with prior note, only better. Amazing for an off-vintage. Nicely balanced aromatics AND palate. Ripe and fleshy but with nice restraint on the palate, and silky tannins on the finish make a winning combination. Well done.
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6/25/2020 - cephomer Likes this wine: 91 Points
Postscript to my prior note from yesterday. Drank last half of bottle last nite, this time as part of our Xtremo tasting, and without food. Different wine in some ways: More pruny fruit, less elegant than I initially thought and more harsh at the back end. Tannins seemed more pronounced and there was a slight bitterness and green pepper notes that I didn't notice earlier. In short, decant this wine briefly and have with food. This is not a sipping wine
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6/24/2020 - cephomer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped & poured last nite. Didn't but should've decanted for a time. Dark red color, age not particularly apparent in the glass. Nose is a bit musty, but there's plenty of fruit there and perhaps some licorice notes. Blackberries, some earthy notes and some spice on the palate. Smooth and tending toward elegant with good length and a lovely, silky finish. Some tannins lingering, but mostly resolved. Wine showing very nicely. I'll finish the bottle tonite with the wino group and see where it after being open since last nite.
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2/1/2019 - vino_per_tutti Likes this wine: 91 Points
Really liked this. Brief (30 min) decant. Dark crimson color. Sweet red currant, black licorice, dusky flowers and leather on the nose. Sophisticated aromatics. Blackberry, red fruits, even some orange peel on the attack. Fresh and supple, with fruit and savory flavors still going strong through the finish. Recommended!
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3/17/2018 - davidmcgowan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking beautifully at the moment. Silky smooth blackberry and red fruits. Slight menthol coolness and some spice on the finish. This was pretty much popped and poured with only 10 minutes or so in the decanter.
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