The cork was in pristine condition. Medium to heavy sediment, no surprise there. Ruby color, no brown notes that I have seen with many other aged 15+ years wines. The oak comes through on the nose, then more vanilla on the palate, as well as dried sweet cherry and plum. Almost no tannins, not a really complex wine, but good balance of the elements. Pnp and that seems to be the way to go here, the wine only improved very little over two hours of consumption. Overall a very positive experience here, but this will not get any better.
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It's all over for this one. Nearly all the fruit is gone. What's left is certainly drinkable, but by no means what it was. Cedar, spice, mulled plum nose.
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Heavy red fruit, tobacco, leather. A little bit of raisin. Still pretty tannic, so not sure the drinking window is closed. I will try to drink the last two in my cellar in the next year or so, though.
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PNP. Herbal nose. Medium viscosity. Initial palate was a little tight but mellowed over next hour. There was some nice fruit with currant and figs. Good acidity and balance. Next time I would decant for an hour or so. Overall drinking well.
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5/8/2021 - JoeMe Likes this wine: 91 Points
The cork was in pristine condition. Medium to heavy sediment, no surprise there. Ruby color, no brown notes that I have seen with many other aged 15+ years wines. The oak comes through on the nose, then more vanilla on the palate, as well as dried sweet cherry and plum. Almost no tannins, not a really complex wine, but good balance of the elements. Pnp and that seems to be the way to go here, the wine only improved very little over two hours of consumption. Overall a very positive experience here, but this will not get any better.
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4/15/2016 - weinmatt wrote: 88 Points
It's all over for this one. Nearly all the fruit is gone. What's left is certainly drinkable, but by no means what it was. Cedar, spice, mulled plum nose.
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12/25/2014 - weinmatt Likes this wine: 90 Points
Heavy red fruit, tobacco, leather. A little bit of raisin. Still pretty tannic, so not sure the drinking window is closed. I will try to drink the last two in my cellar in the next year or so, though.
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6/27/2014 - East of Napa wrote: 90 Points
Very nice gentle claret. Lotsxofvfruit with smooth finish
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6/20/2014 - artist777 wrote: 90 Points
PNP. Herbal nose. Medium viscosity. Initial palate was a little tight but mellowed over next hour. There was some nice fruit with currant and figs. Good acidity and balance. Next time I would decant for an hour or so. Overall drinking well.
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