Moderate bricking, with a slight transparent ring along the rim. Nose is mostly oak; thankfully the palate still retains abundant fruit. Silky smooth with refined balance and complexity. On the downhill part of its life but still very enjoyable for now.
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Tasting note from memory, my second tasting of this wine was considerably improved over the first (no TCA). A surprising amount of fruit but a heavy amount of oak clouds the wine overall. The fruit is red, dark and rich, some chocolate, blackberry and current. I don’t think I see an improvement over a year ago and suspect that this wine is showing at it’s peak, still, I hold off on my last bottle for another year.
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From a 375. Incredibly deep, dark fruit flavors. Thick, almost syruppy (but not sweet) notes of strawberry and blackberry. Plush and soft on the palate. Finish goes on and on. If more U.S. merlot tasted like this, I'd drink more U.S. merlot. Really nice and probably at its peak, although this wine will live a lot longer. NIGHT TWO UPDATE: Even better, as the rough edges have smoothed out. Deserves more decanting than the 15 minutes I gave it last night, I guess.
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2/6/2014 - MarshPDX Likes this wine: 89 Points
Interesting old wine. A little past peak but still drinking very well. Good stuff.
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1/2/2011 - Magnolian wrote: 92 Points
Moderate bricking, with a slight transparent ring along the rim. Nose is mostly oak; thankfully the palate still retains abundant fruit. Silky smooth with refined balance and complexity. On the downhill part of its life but still very enjoyable for now.
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10/19/2008 - callmeacab22 wrote: 94 Points
Fantastic. One of the best bottles in recent memory. Depth, power, and finese come together in this well-aged bottle.
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4/11/2007 - Mark wrote: 90 Points
Tasting note from memory, my second tasting of this wine was considerably improved over the first (no TCA). A surprising amount of fruit but a heavy amount of oak clouds the wine overall. The fruit is red, dark and rich, some chocolate, blackberry and current. I don’t think I see an improvement over a year ago and suspect that this wine is showing at it’s peak, still, I hold off on my last bottle for another year.
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1/29/2007 - jmull wrote: 92 Points
From a 375. Incredibly deep, dark fruit flavors. Thick, almost syruppy (but not sweet) notes of strawberry and blackberry. Plush and soft on the palate. Finish goes on and on. If more U.S. merlot tasted like this, I'd drink more U.S. merlot. Really nice and probably at its peak, although this wine will live a lot longer. NIGHT TWO UPDATE: Even better, as the rough edges have smoothed out. Deserves more decanting than the 15 minutes I gave it last night, I guess.
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