First taste was eye-opening but not in a good way. The wine had a good deep color but the aroma was flat. The tannins were coarse and not integrated at all. The flavor was one dimentional, a brambly character but no other fruit to assist. The next night the nose and taste were dominated by a strong acetone note.
I got this from a small fund raiser so can't attest to it's storage history for first 5 years but this bottle would not encourage me to seek out more of the same. The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Medium. The body is Medium/Full. The wine is textured Coarse. The wine finishes Short.
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4/2/2011 - Oakwine wrote: flawed
First taste was eye-opening but not in a good way. The wine had a good deep color but the aroma was flat. The tannins were coarse and not integrated at all. The flavor was one dimentional, a brambly character but no other fruit to assist. The next night the nose and taste were dominated by a strong acetone note.
I got this from a small fund raiser so can't attest to it's storage history for first 5 years but this bottle would not encourage me to seek out more of the same.
The wine looks Garnet colored.
The legs are Medium.
The body is Medium/Full.
The wine is textured Coarse.
The wine finishes Short.
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10/22/2009 - Skully wrote: 90 Points
Excellent bottle of wine with big dark fruit and bold and yet soft tannins and provide a lingering velvet finish.
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12/26/2007 - lbrent wrote: 87 Points
Nice nose of deep cherry/plum but short on the finish. Smooth tannins.
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7/21/2005 - NobleRot wrote: 90 Points
Decent wine. 15.2% alcohol. Nose of earth and licorice. Pretty good finish.
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