I found this bottle deep in my cellar the other day, and decided to open it as it was clearly past the typical drinking window and was simply taking up space. I poured a glass, undecanted, while Jeannien made tacos and rice. I expected a fruitless, woody, sourish wine that might go down if I put enough hot sauce on the tacos. Imagine my surprise when the nose revealed pronounced spicy / herbal / dark notes. The mid palate was not lacking either. The fruit was gone, but plenty of tertiary notes remained. Similar to the nose, with some cherry. Scorched wood or earth, spices, herbal notes, still very enjoyable. Kind of a "wow" moment.
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Nice, generous nose with ripe cherries, pencil lead and lavender.
Hue of deep purple and great clarity.
The flavor continues to offer ripe cherries along with some herbal notes. The acidity is either low, or just well matched to the fruit. The tannins are well integrated and add to a long finish. the overall texture is rich and mouth filling. This wine is gentle and powerful (think "Teddy Roosevelt").
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11/2/2023 - Magnum PI Likes this wine: 85 Points
I found this bottle deep in my cellar the other day, and decided to open it as it was clearly past the typical drinking window and was simply taking up space. I poured a glass, undecanted, while Jeannien made tacos and rice. I expected a fruitless, woody, sourish wine that might go down if I put enough hot sauce on the tacos. Imagine my surprise when the nose revealed pronounced spicy / herbal / dark notes. The mid palate was not lacking either. The fruit was gone, but plenty of tertiary notes remained. Similar to the nose, with some cherry. Scorched wood or earth, spices, herbal notes, still very enjoyable. Kind of a "wow" moment.
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12/20/2011 - lafaverst wrote:
Excellent wine for the price, case worthy
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1/7/2011 - Zweder wrote: 84 Points
Round fruity and friendly. Not very expressive. Ok every day drinker.
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7/11/2010 - BullseyeOregon wrote: 90 Points
Nice, generous nose with ripe cherries, pencil lead and lavender.
Hue of deep purple and great clarity.
The flavor continues to offer ripe cherries along with some herbal notes. The acidity is either low, or just well matched to the fruit. The tannins are well integrated and add to a long finish. the overall texture is rich and mouth filling. This wine is gentle and powerful (think "Teddy Roosevelt").
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