Open 8 hours: Subdued nose of campfire ash, stems, wood with cherries and maybe something a bit darker in the background. The palate shows a little bit of those cherries but with red grapes and plum skins. The fruit dies off pretty quick in the mid-palate leaving it hollow on the finish. That said the lingering structure on the finish hangs for a good amount of time, 10 seconds easily. Balanced structure as well, nice drying acidity and dusty tannins that cling to the cheeks. Not a bad wine, no glaring flaws other than the hollowness after the mid-palate, I am enjoying this on it's own and I really wish I had some food with it. In that context I think it would be rated a couple points higher perhaps.
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7/21/2012 - Mennotas wrote:
Gave 85 to bottle we drank last month. This one was like vinegar. Too bad.
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8/29/2010 - MWeeks01 wrote: 76 Points
Not loving it ends to bitter.
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1/10/2010 - gripNsip wrote: 84 Points
Open 8 hours: Subdued nose of campfire ash, stems, wood with cherries and maybe something a bit darker in the background. The palate shows a little bit of those cherries but with red grapes and plum skins. The fruit dies off pretty quick in the mid-palate leaving it hollow on the finish. That said the lingering structure on the finish hangs for a good amount of time, 10 seconds easily. Balanced structure as well, nice drying acidity and dusty tannins that cling to the cheeks. Not a bad wine, no glaring flaws other than the hollowness after the mid-palate, I am enjoying this on it's own and I really wish I had some food with it. In that context I think it would be rated a couple points higher perhaps.
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