I gave this a 3 hour decant, there was a lot of sediment in this bottle. The nose was quite floral with some maturity, still plenty of fruit, the palate was darker toned but freshened up over time with just enough acidity. Still plenty of medium grain tannins. Decent finish. It feels like this is on a plateau now.
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Dense and tannic after a few hours it starts to open a bit with rose petals, tar, black cherry and leather. Absolutely needs food and preferably more time in the bottle at this point.
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Last bottle of this was drank 5 years ago. At that time it was a was of tannin and clearly needed many more years of rest
Opened and decanted for 2 hours. Dark ruby color with no signs of browning. Nose has cherry, leather and a bit of oak. Tried a few sips upon opening and this clearly needs a few hour decant or another 3-5 years in the cellar. After 2 hours in the decanter it is really nice. Still a strong backbone of tannin but behind that a wonderful palate showing sherry, leather, tea and tobacco.
Next bottle will be in another 5 years. This has the potential to really be a great bottle of wine
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1/1/2023 - kingkanu wrote:
I gave this a 3 hour decant, there was a lot of sediment in this bottle. The nose was quite floral with some maturity, still plenty of fruit, the palate was darker toned but freshened up over time with just enough acidity. Still plenty of medium grain tannins. Decent finish. It feels like this is on a plateau now.
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4/15/2019 - Kerino wrote: 88 Points
Still too firm. Needs a lot of time. No integration yet.
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12/6/2018 - kantmakem wrote: 93 Points
Dark ruby red. Stone fruit and clove nose. Dense concentration on the palate. Has a lot of time to mature.
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9/10/2018 - Bellissimo wrote:
Dense and tannic after a few hours it starts to open a bit with rose petals, tar, black cherry and leather. Absolutely needs food and preferably more time in the bottle at this point.
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12/1/2017 - Oskiwawa wrote: 93 Points
Last bottle of this was drank 5 years ago. At that time it was a was of tannin and clearly needed many more years of rest
Opened and decanted for 2 hours. Dark ruby color with no signs of browning. Nose has cherry, leather and a bit of oak. Tried a few sips upon opening and this clearly needs a few hour decant or another 3-5 years in the cellar. After 2 hours in the decanter it is really nice. Still a strong backbone of tannin but behind that a wonderful palate showing sherry, leather, tea and tobacco.
Next bottle will be in another 5 years. This has the potential to really be a great bottle of wine
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