I'm with Mida. This _is_ a great bottle for the price. It is a little rough around the edges, but still balanced, fruity and tasty. I've had many more expensive wines that didn't work as well as this. I would happily pour this for friends and drink with any robust, flavorful meal.
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Big nose of smoked game, red fruit, chalk and leather with a palate that jumps out with bright red fruit, baking spice, cedar and cocoa with a semi sweet chocolate finish.
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On first opening the nose has strong vegetal and olive notes along with currants. The palate is currant, cherry and cedar spice box with a spicy finish. With air the nose develops earth, peat, clack cherry and cola. The palate shows similar character along with some cocoa, cinnamon and spice finishing with cedar spice box.
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This wine needs to double/triple decant through aerator or let decant for 1 to 2 hours. It just needs to breathe, but you will be very satisfied when this has occurred. Otherwise let cellar for a few years.
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7/10/2012 - rhialto wrote: 89 Points
I'm with Mida. This _is_ a great bottle for the price. It is a little rough around the edges, but still balanced, fruity and tasty. I've had many more expensive wines that didn't work as well as this. I would happily pour this for friends and drink with any robust, flavorful meal.
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5/31/2011 - luchavino wrote: 88 Points
Big nose of smoked game, red fruit, chalk and leather with a palate that jumps out with bright red fruit, baking spice, cedar and cocoa with a semi sweet chocolate finish.
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2/25/2011 - luchavino wrote: 87 Points
On first opening the nose has strong vegetal and olive notes along with currants. The palate is currant, cherry and cedar spice box with a spicy finish. With air the nose develops earth, peat, clack cherry and cola. The palate shows similar character along with some cocoa, cinnamon and spice finishing with cedar spice box.
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8/20/2010 - mreinitz wrote: 89 Points
Much better than the previous bottle we had of this. A bit heavy but tasty and surprisingly complex with cherry dominating. Enjoyable and a good qpr.
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7/12/2010 - 8count wrote:
This wine needs to double/triple decant through aerator or let decant for 1 to 2 hours. It just needs to breathe, but you will be very satisfied when this has occurred. Otherwise let cellar for a few years.
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