Wow! Gorgeous. Susprisingly mature, this is like a mature Bordeaux but slightly bigger, richer and sweeter. Nonetheless this is not huge, it has medium plus body, with a good but now softening structure. Along with the blackberry fruit there is old saddle leather, dried rose petals and cedarwood. Very long and complex, subtle, not a monster. Drinking perfectly now, will endure for another decade at least.
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Wow my wine of the year! Popped and poured and crushed it off the bat. Deep opaque purple. On the nose, strong graphite and dust, blackberry/plum, dark chocolate, vanilla. Most striking is the balance between acid, tannins and fruit. It has a bite, but silky smooth.
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Classic Napa nose, youthful appearance. Initially a little grippy, which bodes well for its longevity, but fantastic with ribeyes. Big Napa flavour, long finish. Stunning.
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On the palate black fruit currants that work well with the sweet tannins. Nose has hints of smoked tobacco, eucalyptus along with violets & sage. There is still freshness in this wine which hides some of the potential depth that I love from this producer.
As I explore this decade 2005 is currently the benchmark for me. This is a tick behind that but not by much. This is still a baby in my opinion. I'm looking forward to 01, 02 & 08.
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12/3/2023 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Wow! Gorgeous. Susprisingly mature, this is like a mature Bordeaux but slightly bigger, richer and sweeter. Nonetheless this is not huge, it has medium plus body, with a good but now softening structure. Along with the blackberry fruit there is old saddle leather, dried rose petals and cedarwood. Very long and complex, subtle, not a monster. Drinking perfectly now, will endure for another decade at least.
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11/8/2023 - VindependenceDay Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wow my wine of the year! Popped and poured and crushed it off the bat. Deep opaque purple. On the nose, strong graphite and dust, blackberry/plum, dark chocolate, vanilla. Most striking is the balance between acid, tannins and fruit. It has a bite, but silky smooth.
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8/22/2023 - winot Likes this wine: 94 Points
Classic Napa nose, youthful appearance. Initially a little grippy, which bodes well for its longevity, but fantastic with ribeyes. Big Napa flavour, long finish. Stunning.
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5/20/2023 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 95 Points
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On the palate black fruit currants that work well with the sweet tannins. Nose has hints of smoked tobacco, eucalyptus along with violets & sage. There is still freshness in this wine which hides some of the potential depth that I love from this producer.
As I explore this decade 2005 is currently the benchmark for me. This is a tick behind that but not by much. This is still a baby in my opinion. I'm looking forward to 01, 02 & 08.
95+
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7/8/2022 - Topper wrote: 97 Points
Just a delicious bottle of wine, with poise and grace and balance and harmonizing fruit and sweet tannins. Just a joy to drink.
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