Starts with a ripe and spicy nose, with some smoky bacon / sulphuric notes. On palate, this is lovely. Rich and linear fruit with a long, strong but nicely balanced acidic finish. Should repay further cellar time, seems pretty young.
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Drank this in the same week as the 2010. The 2010 won, but this was not too shabby. This is drinking well now, coming into balance, and has an expressive nose and a nice palate. Shows the acidity of the vintage, but in balance, and it brightens the nice fruit on the palate. This has plenty of time left but is well worth opening now.
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12/2/2023 - Wine Spam wrote: 93 Points
Lovely and long. Open, but certainly still improving. Drink the last one in 3-5 years.
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2/2/2021 - guchl wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful. Savory, with richness that punches above its weight. Perfect umami and a hint of sweet fruit to accompany Japanese Oden.
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4/21/2018 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice red primary fruit still evident– bit of that Pinot funk, bit of spice, bit of graphite. A nice and quaffable wine, but not profound. Good now.
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5/7/2017 - MattGeneve Likes this wine: 88 Points
Starts with a ripe and spicy nose, with some smoky bacon / sulphuric notes. On palate, this is lovely. Rich and linear fruit with a long, strong but nicely balanced acidic finish. Should repay further cellar time, seems pretty young.
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12/20/2016 - Rechrom wrote: 91 Points
Drank this in the same week as the 2010. The 2010 won, but this was not too shabby. This is drinking well now, coming into balance, and has an expressive nose and a nice palate. Shows the acidity of the vintage, but in balance, and it brightens the nice fruit on the palate. This has plenty of time left but is well worth opening now.
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