6th bottle of a case i found a few years back for a ridiculous price. What is striking at first is the color: dark, no rusty edge, looks very much like a young wine. Absolutely stunning nose and palate. Mature and at peak, everything i love about bordeaux (and i am picky for Bordeaux!) but so much younger than its age (some guests said mid 2000’s!). An absolute delight and i feel no rush drinking the remaining bottles. Snap some up if you see them. A gem of a QPR!
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Saturday Blinds at Prarie Grass (Prarie Grass Cafe, Northbrook IL): Nose: The nose is aromatic and mature with dark red cherries, cranberries, kirsch, cigar wrapper, leather, herbs, and cedar tones. There is excellent depth with a good bit of class to round it all out.
Taste: The feel is medium bodied with medium acidity and polished, medium tannins. The structure is there for a frame now while the feel shows off excellent depth and balance with dark red cherries, cranberries, kirsch, leather, and cedar tones.
Overall: This is mature and expressive with a whole lot of depth. The tones are refined and well balanced as this is a real joy to drink.
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12/17/2022 - Wineallover Likes this wine: 94 Points
6th bottle of a case i found a few years back for a ridiculous price. What is striking at first is the color: dark, no rusty edge, looks very much like a young wine. Absolutely stunning nose and palate. Mature and at peak, everything i love about bordeaux (and i am picky for Bordeaux!) but so much younger than its age (some guests said mid 2000’s!). An absolute delight and i feel no rush drinking the remaining bottles. Snap some up if you see them. A gem of a QPR!
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7/3/2020 - citizen1 Likes this wine: 87 Points
Agree with previous poster. This still has life and was better second day.
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6/19/2020 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Still fresh and lively with a tobacco leaf note to it. In a good aged bordeaux way. Really rather beautiful .
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2/15/2020 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Saturday Blinds at Prarie Grass (Prarie Grass Cafe, Northbrook IL): Nose: The nose is aromatic and mature with dark red cherries, cranberries, kirsch, cigar wrapper, leather, herbs, and cedar tones. There is excellent depth with a good bit of class to round it all out.
Taste: The feel is medium bodied with medium acidity and polished, medium tannins. The structure is there for a frame now while the feel shows off excellent depth and balance with dark red cherries, cranberries, kirsch, leather, and cedar tones.
Overall: This is mature and expressive with a whole lot of depth. The tones are refined and well balanced as this is a real joy to drink.
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12/25/2019 - wagging_tail wrote: 90 Points
Needed air and a good 4 hours to open up. Paired well with Beef Wellington
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