For a wine that supposedly should have been consumed a year ago, this was a real beauty. The tannins have all resolved nicely, and the fruiut is surprisingly fresh.
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Initial nose was pure heat with some dark berries sprinkled on top (what do you expect with a 15.3% wine). Decanted for an hour and tasted. Most of the heat has blown off, but it was still very evident. Concentrated dark fruit with a bit too much oak for me. Tannins are moderate on the tail end. This wine never really evolved throughout the evening and fell flat overall. It is not a bad wine, by any means, but there are much better QPR's out there in my opinion. Will not seek out in the future.
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12/29/2016 - RobSpectator wrote: 90 Points
Bottle was stored at the right conditions and was not past the peak. Wine was well balanced with a good finish.
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5/3/2015 - VoiceofC Likes this wine: 92 Points
For a wine that supposedly should have been consumed a year ago, this was a real beauty. The tannins have all resolved nicely, and the fruiut is surprisingly fresh.
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2/2/2011 - Cantina Hill's wrote: 87 Points
Silky tanins, and lots of them. Acidity is mild but helps blence the wine. Dark fruit. not to hot.
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1/2/2010 - VinoJestes wrote:
Really big. Honestly don't remember how much we liked it.
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7/2/2009 - schuey wrote: 85 Points
Initial nose was pure heat with some dark berries sprinkled on top (what do you expect with a 15.3% wine).
Decanted for an hour and tasted. Most of the heat has blown off, but it was still very evident. Concentrated dark fruit with a bit too much oak for me. Tannins are moderate on the tail end.
This wine never really evolved throughout the evening and fell flat overall. It is not a bad wine, by any means, but there are much better QPR's out there in my opinion. Will not seek out in the future.
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