Last tasted in 3/2013 with JHaslam - he supplied this bottle as well! Black in the glass. On nose, blackberry, fig, prune & dried cherry. Palate similar - fruit starting to turn so I would drink up (and not turn bad, just dried out which if you like that it's not a big deal). Full body, ripe tannins, medium acidity and long finish. Preferred a '15 Clos de Pape to this but this wine has aged well. 92+/-
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This is fading, similar to what some other recent reviewers are saying. Still a decent drink, but I would not pay attention to the outer edges of the community tasting window. Would plan to drink what you have now in the next 12 months, max.
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drinking well, full bodied, just enough remaining tannin to provide some shape and form, little in the way of aroma. Pleasant and crowd pleasing but it doesn't seem to be getting any better
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3/7/2023 - CWilliam wrote:
Last tasted in 3/2013 with JHaslam - he supplied this bottle as well! Black in the glass. On nose, blackberry, fig, prune & dried cherry. Palate similar - fruit starting to turn so I would drink up (and not turn bad, just dried out which if you like that it's not a big deal). Full body, ripe tannins, medium acidity and long finish. Preferred a '15 Clos de Pape to this but this wine has aged well. 92+/-
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12/6/2021 - Sugarb Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is fading, similar to what some other recent reviewers are saying. Still a decent drink, but I would not pay attention to the outer edges of the community tasting window. Would plan to drink what you have now in the next 12 months, max.
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11/6/2021 - thalver wrote:
drinking well, full bodied, just enough remaining tannin to provide some shape and form, little in the way of aroma. Pleasant and crowd pleasing but it doesn't seem to be getting any better
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12/11/2020 - lfcooper Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drinking nicely at the middle of its range. Still showing fruit with nice mellow tannins.
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11/21/2020 - 1961Vintage Likes this wine: 97 Points
Truly outstanding wine. Full and rich with multiple layers of complexity. Just starting to come into its own. Enjoy!
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