Needs every bit of three hours to blow off its oxidative fruit and clean up to reveal plum, tar, spice and florals. While the nose was awkward without air, the palate was rocking from the get go — mature plum fruit, smoke, incense, balsamico, dried florals and old leather in a rich and complete frame. Should hold for a decade, maybe two.
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I thought this started out quite nice with mushrooms, violets, and blood oranges on the rustic nose. Good structure with red berries, underwood, and mushrooms on the palate. Long finish. However, over the course of the night, this was pretty clearly corked, which I didn't notice at first, but it got worse and worse over time. Too bad, the first impression was great.
~6 hour decant, and then back into the bottle, served 90 minutes later. Stunning bouquet of smoke, tar, dried fruit and spice. The palate is moderately concentrated with precise delineation. So complex and nuanced. Long finish.
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4/12/2023 - JEP007 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Outstanding showing. Still very much alive and perfumed. Sourced through Winebid for $100. Two thumbs up.
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12/23/2021 - Nanda wrote: 92 Points
Needs every bit of three hours to blow off its oxidative fruit and clean up to reveal plum, tar, spice and florals. While the nose was awkward without air, the palate was rocking from the get go — mature plum fruit, smoke, incense, balsamico, dried florals and old leather in a rich and complete frame. Should hold for a decade, maybe two.
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7/3/2020 - DrZett wrote: 84 Points
Soft red fruits in the background, high acidity. Smoke and tar notes too. Way over its time. Still interesting if you’re into these aged wines.
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9/23/2019 - glou.sf wrote: flawed
I thought this started out quite nice with mushrooms, violets, and blood oranges on the rustic nose. Good structure with red berries, underwood, and mushrooms on the palate. Long finish. However, over the course of the night, this was pretty clearly corked, which I didn't notice at first, but it got worse and worse over time. Too bad, the first impression was great.
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9/22/2019 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
~6 hour decant, and then back into the bottle, served 90 minutes later. Stunning bouquet of smoke, tar, dried fruit and spice. The palate is moderately concentrated with precise delineation. So complex and nuanced. Long finish.
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