Dark to medium purple with a bit of garnet. Subtle nose of dark fruit and earthy tones. Palate is fruit and spice with good acid fine tannins. Losing some stature and complexity. Don’t cellar for more than a few months.
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Dark purple with dark garnet. A bit unusual in its darkness. Good medium dark fruit rasin and blackberry. Really good integration after an hour as the balanced fruit and tannins match the acid.
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Not my style -- all black fruit and (over) extraction; too soft; one-dimensional; needs grip and energy -- perhaps it was more interesting right out of the gate; as good as it's going to get, I would guess
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Ripe fruit bordering sweet with little acidity and tannins to back it up. The alcohol presence was hard to ignore initially. Not too bad, but nothing much to look forward to. Plastic synthetic cork. I don't believe that this is a fortress that needs 20 years to age like the winery note stated.
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7/25/2020 - Alaskawino Likes this wine: 86 Points
Dark to medium purple with a bit of garnet. Subtle nose of dark fruit and earthy tones. Palate is fruit and spice with good acid fine tannins. Losing some stature and complexity. Don’t cellar for more than a few months.
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5/14/2019 - Alaskawino wrote: 88 Points
Dark purple with dark garnet. A bit unusual in its darkness. Good medium dark fruit rasin and blackberry. Really good integration after an hour as the balanced fruit and tannins match the acid.
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8/18/2013 - dke wrote: 85 Points
Relatively simple with roasted fruits but alcohol is quite noticeable. 85-86
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7/5/2013 - ctbob Does not like this wine:
Not my style -- all black fruit and (over) extraction; too soft; one-dimensional; needs grip and energy -- perhaps it was more interesting right out of the gate; as good as it's going to get, I would guess
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3/3/2013 - NathanT wrote: 87 Points
Ripe fruit bordering sweet with little acidity and tannins to back it up. The alcohol presence was hard to ignore initially. Not too bad, but nothing much to look forward to. Plastic synthetic cork. I don't believe that this is a fortress that needs 20 years to age like the winery note stated.
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