Deep, dark reddish-purple in color with slight clearing at the edges. Fragrant, attractive, complex and mature nose of developed ripe fruit aromas of cherries, berries & plums with classic cigar box overtones of cedar & aged tobacco, spices, dried herbs, olives, some cocoa, leather, some floral notes, minerals and a hint of vanilla in the background. Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of mature and developed, smooth textured, balanced, ripe dark fruit flavors of cherries, berries & cassis with spices, herbs, some cocoa, minerals and a touch of vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks well at present and quite possibly is at its peak of development, so drink up & enjoy!
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A very nice color and nose was exciting when we first opened the bottle and decanted. Nose hung strong for 15-20 mins and then started to fade. I didn't take very good notes when we drank the wine, but what stood out in my mind was that if I owned more of this wine, I would drink it in the next 6 months or so. It compared very well to the other wines that we drank that night.
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5/25/2014 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deep, dark reddish-purple in color with slight clearing at the edges. Fragrant, attractive, complex and mature nose of developed ripe fruit aromas of cherries, berries & plums with classic cigar box overtones of cedar & aged tobacco, spices, dried herbs, olives, some cocoa, leather, some floral notes, minerals and a hint of vanilla in the background. Medium-full bodied with a good concentration of mature and developed, smooth textured, balanced, ripe dark fruit flavors of cherries, berries & cassis with spices, herbs, some cocoa, minerals and a touch of vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks well at present and quite possibly is at its peak of development, so drink up & enjoy!
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5/20/2014 - ryestraw wrote:
This is amazing right now. Tannins are basically gone, tons of fruit, and just overall delish.
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8/3/2009 - MarkLA wrote:
Simply bangin! This bottle makes it seem like it's ready to go. Drink now-2011.
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5/4/2009 - sayward wrote: 90 Points
A very nice color and nose was exciting when we first opened the bottle and decanted. Nose hung strong for 15-20 mins and then started to fade. I didn't take very good notes when we drank the wine, but what stood out in my mind was that if I owned more of this wine, I would drink it in the next 6 months or so. It compared very well to the other wines that we drank that night.
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3/22/2009 - Brsed wrote: 92 Points
No notes taken. Very smooth texture. Drinking nicely now.
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