2005 Chrysalis Vineyards Norton Locksley Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91 points

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  7/4/2021 - Lobonick Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This wine is big and velvety and inky dark, but otherwise not showing a lot of aged/tertiary notes. Bright with red fruits and spices and beautiful tannins. The bright acidity with the rustic tannins and baking spices seems like a unique combination. Texture is rich and the finish is never ending. In another five years, this should be amazing.

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  12/20/2016 - niloc36 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This is an interesting wine. At 12 years of age it is still inky black and shows no signs of bricking. A fairly subtle, understated bouquet of doc cherries, and underbrush. Still fairly Tanic and structured, it is more intellectual than hedonist. Interestingly, not any sense that this is not vitis vinifera; I would probably guess Cabernet Sauvignon were I tasting this blind. Some may find this wine a little unyielding and austere, but that is where it's attraction is!

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