Upon opening the wine was giving up little on either the nose or the palate, so it was run through an aerator and decanted for about 30-45 minutes. This wine has evolved nicely since almost a year ago and it opened into a very good, lush, fruit driven table wine. It seems to lack enough structure to be a long term bottle but I’m not sure that is the intention of this wine. It’s very good now with a short decant.
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Very nice. A little too young and tannic out of the bottle, but after decanting for about 30 minutes it resolved nicely. Tasted alongside QC Red and Justification of the same vintage, and this was a close second favorite behind the QC. This actually needs a few more years before it's mature enough to open another.
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4/29/2014 - VinoDiver Likes this wine: 90 Points
This wine has improved nicely. A softer wine than their others but with good depth of fruit and a nice balance. Paired very well with food.
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12/13/2011 - VinoDiver wrote: 88 Points
Upon opening the wine was giving up little on either the nose or the palate, so it was run through an aerator and decanted for about 30-45 minutes. This wine has evolved nicely since almost a year ago and it opened into a very good, lush, fruit driven table wine. It seems to lack enough structure to be a long term bottle but I’m not sure that is the intention of this wine. It’s very good now with a short decant.
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9/1/2011 - cos65 wrote:
very nice, fairly dark, med weight cali 2nd label. not overly oaked, simply a great weekday wine ***++
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8/22/2011 - Stumpy wrote: 90 Points
Drinking very well now- nice fruit balanced by the acid and structure. Very nice casual wine.
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5/30/2011 - Deryl wrote: 92 Points
Very nice. A little too young and tannic out of the bottle, but after decanting for about 30 minutes it resolved nicely. Tasted alongside QC Red and Justification of the same vintage, and this was a close second favorite behind the QC. This actually needs a few more years before it's mature enough to open another.
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