Not as giving at this stage as I had hoped it would be. Red fruit and some secondaries are there, but shy and it's unclear if they aren't going to emerge or just need more time. Crossed fingers for the latter.
Still a fine wine, but not the level hoped for in a CSJ (even considering the lower fullness of fruit in wines of the vintage).
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I agree with other comments... this wine needs more time. Very tight on the nose, but complex. There is plenty of fruit on the palate but needs more time to fully open. Lot's of tannin. Glad I used the coravin.
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For a 2007 this is an aberration on the positive side. Wow so much complexity and length. Mid way between primary and tertiary. For me this is a good time to drink.
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Dark red, minimal aroma initially, medium weight but fairly flat tasting initially after 3 hours of air time in bottle. after dinner and 6 hours of air time the wine had picked up weight and the fruit blossomed making for a tasty wine but made us think it was still too young to be drinking well. Wish we had another bottle to try in a few years.
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12/25/2023 - gblacave wrote: 90 Points
Not as giving at this stage as I had hoped it would be. Red fruit and some secondaries are there, but shy and it's unclear if they aren't going to emerge or just need more time. Crossed fingers for the latter.
Still a fine wine, but not the level hoped for in a CSJ (even considering the lower fullness of fruit in wines of the vintage).
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1/26/2022 - PauliC Likes this wine: 92 Points
I agree with other comments... this wine needs more time.
Very tight on the nose, but complex. There is plenty of fruit on the palate but needs more time to fully open. Lot's of tannin. Glad I used the coravin.
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12/24/2021 - Hanibal Likes this wine: 94 Points
For a 2007 this is an aberration on the positive side. Wow so much complexity and length. Mid way between primary and tertiary. For me this is a good time to drink.
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10/23/2021 - Schwarzer Hund wrote:
Dark red, minimal aroma initially, medium weight but fairly flat tasting initially after 3 hours of air time in bottle. after dinner and 6 hours of air time the wine had picked up weight and the fruit blossomed making for a tasty wine but made us think it was still too young to be drinking well. Wish we had another bottle to try in a few years.
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8/3/2021 - robferguson1 wrote: 91 Points
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