One of many tasted at Debbie and Brad's first wine dinner at Bella Ranch. Bottle decanted for about 20 minutes and then ran through a vinturi when tasting. This was a full bodied PS ready to go! This wine poured an inky, jet black. The nose was quite sweet, vanilla and blueberry, but also had a sharp pungency. The taste was a bit restrained even still, but after 30 minutes it was ready to go. Black brambly fruit here - boysenberry, mixed with truffle, milk chocolate. The finish was long, not very tannic. Good integration has occurred here, and I think this one is ripe for the drinking. I bet you could still probably hold this for 3 years, but it's probably time to start drinking it now.
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11/1/2014 - WinoTim wrote: 86 Points
Inky black. Might be suffering from over-cellaring.
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6/11/2013 - Urodude wrote: 91 Points
Very nice. Smooth tannins. Long finish. Could still go a couple more years
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10/28/2012 - mflesh wrote: 90 Points
One of many tasted at Debbie and Brad's first wine dinner at Bella Ranch. Bottle decanted for about 20 minutes and then ran through a vinturi when tasting. This was a full bodied PS ready to go! This wine poured an inky, jet black. The nose was quite sweet, vanilla and blueberry, but also had a sharp pungency. The taste was a bit restrained even still, but after 30 minutes it was ready to go. Black brambly fruit here - boysenberry, mixed with truffle, milk chocolate. The finish was long, not very tannic. Good integration has occurred here, and I think this one is ripe for the drinking. I bet you could still probably hold this for 3 years, but it's probably time to start drinking it now.
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6/25/2010 - aagrawal wrote: 84 Points
Deep black fruits. Bit lacking on palate.
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