This wine has benefited mightily from a year in the cellar. While my first two bottles of this were a bit disappointing this bottle is delicious. Dark garnet. I don't get much on the nose but the flavor profile is very nice. Spicy, earthy, fruity, leathery good. very nice balance. The tannins that dominated earlier bottles are now well integrated and a plus. Sorry to have only one more of these to enjoy. And all of this for less than $20 per
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Hard to tell for an amateur like me if the fruit is not ripe or the wine needs age to balance it. Either way, it was very dry, gripping to be exact. I'll wait at least another 6 months before we try it again.
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9/2/2010 - dsimmons Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is my last of these. Excellent value. After a year of cellatr time these were delicious. Cherry, earth, nice fruit.
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2/25/2010 - dsimmons wrote: 91 Points
This wine has benefited mightily from a year in the cellar. While my first two bottles of this were a bit disappointing this bottle is delicious. Dark garnet. I don't get much on the nose but the flavor profile is very nice. Spicy, earthy, fruity, leathery good. very nice balance. The tannins that dominated earlier bottles are now well integrated and a plus. Sorry to have only one more of these to enjoy. And all of this for less than $20 per
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6/17/2009 - dsimmons wrote: 87 Points
Solid wine but noting special here.
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12/29/2008 - wineywhites wrote: 85 Points
Hard to tell for an amateur like me if the fruit is not ripe or the wine needs age to balance it. Either way, it was very dry, gripping to be exact. I'll wait at least another 6 months before we try it again.
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12/19/2008 - dsimmons wrote: 89 Points
nose of earth and black cherry. Palate with up front tannin, earth and blackberry cherry flavor. I believe this will improve with bottle age.
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