Wow! I expected this to be going downhill but this is the best Delectus that I've had in a while. No browning with vibrant color. Soft tannins with cherries and spice cabinet nose. Wish this wasn't my last.
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This is drinking at its peak!!! Notes of chocolate, leather, and dried berry.... This was compared with a 2009 Delectus Bear Crossing and it blew the 2009 out of the water.... I would rate this one of my top 5 wines...
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Enjoyed, softer than high powered Delectus style which my tastebuds no longer prefer, but some of the tart high alcohol still present. I think I like these Delectus bottles better when aged and leathery. Salad, cheese, bread accompanied.
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Nice, mature wine, drinking at it's apex now, It's great to taste the age on this wine...it's showing a fruity oak flavor, with lots of structure, and a raspy finish. Begins with a nice oak barrel aroma, and then douses your palate in red fruit velvet.
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3/25/2023 - Winestache Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow! I expected this to be going downhill but this is the best Delectus that I've had in a while. No browning with vibrant color. Soft tannins with cherries and spice cabinet nose. Wish this wasn't my last.
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2/6/2018 - clutj Likes this wine: 93 Points
Outstanding, integrated tannins, still good fruit, would consider drinking what you have left though. In a lovely place.
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6/29/2012 - Kssexton wrote: 97 Points
This is drinking at its peak!!! Notes of chocolate, leather, and dried berry.... This was compared with a 2009 Delectus Bear Crossing and it blew the 2009 out of the water.... I would rate this one of my top 5 wines...
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1/22/2012 - PBoods wrote: 88 Points
Enjoyed, softer than high powered Delectus style which my tastebuds no longer prefer, but some of the tart high alcohol still present. I think I like these Delectus bottles better when aged and leathery. Salad, cheese, bread accompanied.
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7/29/2011 - longhorncab wrote: 95 Points
Nice, mature wine, drinking at it's apex now, It's great to taste the age on this wine...it's showing a fruity oak
flavor, with lots of structure, and a raspy finish. Begins with a nice oak barrel aroma, and then douses your palate
in red fruit velvet.
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