Highly perfumed with sour cherry, preserved fruit. Hint of varnish with cured tobacco. Not unlike Rioja at times, it had a captivating incense-like quality while retaining remarkable purity for its age. Really fine gorgeous tannins. This has plenty of stuffing yet, but is too delicious to resist now.
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North Side Cru @ Cafe Lyon: Leather, eucalyptus, red cherry, red currant, some smoke and meat. Palate stands out as being particularly good, the tannins still have grip behind them and the savoury characters provide interest. Lovely texture to it. At the top of its game.
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6/18/2017 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 93 Points
Highly perfumed with sour cherry, preserved fruit. Hint of varnish with cured tobacco. Not unlike Rioja at times, it had a captivating incense-like quality while retaining remarkable purity for its age. Really fine gorgeous tannins. This has plenty of stuffing yet, but is too delicious to resist now.
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5/27/2015 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
North Side Cru @ Cafe Lyon: Leather, eucalyptus, red cherry, red currant, some smoke and meat. Palate stands out as being particularly good, the tannins still have grip behind them and the savoury characters provide interest. Lovely texture to it. At the top of its game.
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3/31/2012 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 92 Points
supple and refined, delicious dark fruits, sweet leather, smooth finish, very good drinking.
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6/23/2010 - Herbie Win wrote: 92 Points
Decant a minimum of 1 hour. A very fine wine, not at its peak.
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