Drank over 2 nights. Dark purple color with limited fading around the edges, minor amounts of sedimentation. Very little variation in profile over the two nights.
The primary feature is jammy blackberry fruit. Very minor secondary or tertiary flavor development. Tannins are still noticeable but not intrusive.
Pleasant to drink, but very much one-note.
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Dark purple color, minor separation. Nose showing black raspberry, mocha, light oak. Palate of dark and blue fruits, blueberry pie, cassis and spice. Thinner texture than I remember prior bottles. Medium weight and finish.
Should continue to drink at this level for a while. Not likely to improve much from here (IMO)
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4/14/2024 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank over 2 nights. Dark purple color with limited fading around the edges, minor amounts of sedimentation. Very little variation in profile over the two nights.
The primary feature is jammy blackberry fruit. Very minor secondary or tertiary flavor development. Tannins are still noticeable but not intrusive.
Pleasant to drink, but very much one-note.
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5/30/2020 - walkerjfw wrote: 92 Points
Socially Distanced Wine Joe,Wendy,David,Andrea,Bill,Ashley,Harry,Anne (Casa Vasquez - Princeton NJ): Joe brought this out later in the evening, PnP, drank over about an hour.
Dark purple color, minor separation. Nose showing black raspberry, mocha, light oak. Palate of dark and blue fruits, blueberry pie, cassis and spice. Thinner texture than I remember prior bottles. Medium weight and finish.
Should continue to drink at this level for a while. Not likely to improve much from here (IMO)
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4/28/2019 - Bigfresser wrote: 92 Points
Decanted and opened up in 30 minutes. Still very good. Aging notes on the fruit and velvet.
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9/21/2018 - premiercru1973 Does not like this wine: 87 Points
Vulgar coconut oil all over the place. Decanted four hours without letting the coconut oil aroma evaporate. Over-done and uninteresting vulgar wine.
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8/18/2017 - cmadsen wrote: 87 Points
Beyond disappointed. Still tight, and not a lot of complexity. Give it another few years in the bottle.
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