Nose of black cherry, plum, spring flowers, touch of barnyard and cigar box, same on the palate, big body, very tasty, mouth filling fruit, much better and bigger than the 1996 I enjoyed last night, rich fruit, mouth filling fruit, elegant, and a long, long, flavorful finish. Uploaded 2 photos of bottle showing the work by Paul Klee.
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This is bright and flashy. The bouquet was high pitched, medicinal, and varnishy, with earthy elements of eucalyptus, new leather, wet earth, and pencil shavings melding beautifully with a dark fruit core. In the mouth this is sharply focused and delineated, and energized by citrus acidity, a streak of minerality, and beautiful bottle aged notes of currants, cherries, and black raspberries that shift to savory traces of sous bois and capsaicin on the long, spicy finish. Piquant and classy.
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5/25/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nose of black cherry, plum, spring flowers, touch of barnyard and cigar box, same on the palate, big body, very tasty, mouth filling fruit, much better and bigger than the 1996 I enjoyed last night, rich fruit, mouth filling fruit, elegant, and a long, long, flavorful finish. Uploaded 2 photos of bottle showing the work by Paul Klee.
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11/2/2017 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
This is bright and flashy. The bouquet was high pitched, medicinal, and varnishy, with earthy elements of eucalyptus, new leather, wet earth, and pencil shavings melding beautifully with a dark fruit core. In the mouth this is sharply focused and delineated, and energized by citrus acidity, a streak of minerality, and beautiful bottle aged notes of currants, cherries, and black raspberries that shift to savory traces of sous bois and capsaicin on the long, spicy finish. Piquant and classy.
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9/20/2014 - C1kevinc wrote:
Past its drink window.
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8/13/2013 - vordo wrote: 88 Points
past it's prime
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2/5/2012 - twoamps wrote: 90 Points
nice older cab. Good cool fruit. a nice little godiva cherry truffle, but just a little hollow in the middle. nice finish.
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