Deep purple with some browning at the rim. This smells medicinal. Something reminding me of the pink water you swill with at the dentist. Spice and tar, together with wood and camphor. In the mouth the fruit is evident (plummy, prune, blackcurrant and weirdly some cranberry sharpness). It comes across as a well aged Musar. Warm, certainly, medicine chest and wardrobes; herby, metallic and sweetness from the black fruit. Tannins are fine but persistent, acidity in check. Did I say warm? But not spiritous. Feels quite thick in the mouth. This has depth, length and presence. I’m going to say that this is the perfect time to drink it. Any earlier and it would have me in a full Nelson, any later and the fruit will leave a dry, dusty corpse. Boom! Pleased with this.
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Herrlicher Wein. Leuchtendes dunkellila. Geniale Nase nach süßer, reifer Schwarzkirsche, Mon Cherie, Lakritz und Schokonoten sowie extrem mineralischer Stahlkraft. Herlich seidig am Gaumen, intensiv und lang.
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3/7/2023 - nsellen Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep purple with some browning at the rim. This smells medicinal. Something reminding me of the pink water you swill with at the dentist. Spice and tar, together with wood and camphor. In the mouth the fruit is evident (plummy, prune, blackcurrant and weirdly some cranberry sharpness). It comes across as a well aged Musar. Warm, certainly, medicine chest and wardrobes; herby, metallic and sweetness from the black fruit. Tannins are fine but persistent, acidity in check. Did I say warm? But not spiritous. Feels quite thick in the mouth. This has depth, length and presence. I’m going to say that this is the perfect time to drink it. Any earlier and it would have me in a full Nelson, any later and the fruit will leave a dry, dusty corpse. Boom! Pleased with this.
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1/10/2013 - apmarques wrote: 82 Points
ok - ready to drink.
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8/2/2012 - ksteiner wrote: 90 Points
Nicely aged and fabulous taste.
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7/14/2012 - Wali183 wrote: 94 Points
Herrlicher Wein. Leuchtendes dunkellila. Geniale Nase nach süßer, reifer Schwarzkirsche, Mon Cherie, Lakritz und Schokonoten sowie extrem mineralischer Stahlkraft. Herlich seidig am Gaumen, intensiv und lang.
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10/27/2009 - ews3 wrote: 90 Points
Zachys Fall 2009 Food & Wine Extravaganza (The Lighthouse at Pier Sixty (NYC)): nice black fruit, sweet oak, plum, blackberry. medium finish.
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