A bit of heat on the nose, but this wine smells of richness and depth. A dark red/garnet color, though, surprisingly, there isn't a lot of fruit apparent on the front or mid-palate. The finish is rich with bark and wood-like flavors on top of pleasant but still chewy tannins yet the lack of discernible fruit is a definite minus. As some others have mentioned this wine seemed better on release and seems to have lost a bit of the "wow" it once had.
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Very dark red violet color; blueberry, berry, bay leaf, herbs nose; ripe berry, black fruit, light bay leaf palate with firm tannins; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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I was disaapointed in this after really enjoying it a couple years ago at the Woodenhead tasting room. ABV is way to high at 16.5% and the heat from the alcohol dominates the palate.
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4/30/2013 - TK Mastres wrote: 88 Points
A bit of heat on the nose, but this wine smells of richness and depth. A dark red/garnet color, though, surprisingly, there isn't a lot of fruit apparent on the front or mid-palate. The finish is rich with bark and wood-like flavors on top of pleasant but still chewy tannins yet the lack of discernible fruit is a definite minus. As some others have mentioned this wine seemed better on release and seems to have lost a bit of the "wow" it once had.
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12/30/2011 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 92 Points
Very dark red violet color; blueberry, berry, bay leaf, herbs nose; ripe berry, black fruit, light bay leaf palate with firm tannins; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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3/25/2011 - BT_3 wrote: 87 Points
I was disaapointed in this after really enjoying it a couple years ago at the Woodenhead tasting room. ABV is way to high at 16.5% and the heat from the alcohol dominates the palate.
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2/5/2011 - rxlaw95 wrote: 89 Points
Expected more from this from past experience and was disappointed. It was very good but fell short of vibrant.
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8/29/2010 - hoos90 wrote: 91 Points
Very dark fruit with hint of pepper. Decanted briefly. Could stand to wait a year or two.
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