Wow. What a transformation in this wine over the past several years. This bottle had a ton of weight, and a gaminess on the palate that reminded my a bit of a lighter weight Monbousquet or Pavie. Clearly not in the same league, but a very nice bottle of wine. The best I've had, and my last.
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Better than past btls. Perfumed nose of sweet dark red fruit is the high point of this wine right now. Medium bodied palate with minerality and spicy oak on the finish. Not a blockbuster by any stretch, but much more layered and interesting than the last bottle. Gains in both weight and complexity with some time in the glass.
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12/19/2009 - vinedresser75 wrote: 88 Points
Nice wine, tannins are smooth, dark fruit, gamy
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8/23/2009 - vanpe003 wrote: 89 Points
Wow. What a transformation in this wine over the past several years. This bottle had a ton of weight, and a gaminess on the palate that reminded my a bit of a lighter weight Monbousquet or Pavie. Clearly not in the same league, but a very nice bottle of wine. The best I've had, and my last.
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7/23/2008 - vanpe003 wrote: 87 Points
Similar notes to 2/2008, though a touch faded and less complex.
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2/17/2008 - vanpe003 wrote: 88 Points
Better than past btls. Perfumed nose of sweet dark red fruit is the high point of this wine right now. Medium bodied palate with minerality and spicy oak on the finish. Not a blockbuster by any stretch, but much more layered and interesting than the last bottle. Gains in both weight and complexity with some time in the glass.
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12/16/2007 - vanpe003 wrote: 85 Points
Relatively simple, with a chalkiness on the finish.
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