A bottle from a client (Thank you Chris) consumed over two nights. A big bold wine with ripe dark black and red fruit notes that is not for those seeking subtlety or elegance. There is a fair amount of extraction here that gives a full mouth coating plushness and a healthy dose of vanilla from new oak treatment. This will work well with grilled or Bbq red meats and big stew dishes & game or anywhere where a big style Zin or Petite Syrah may work. At 10 years of age I suspect this has actually settled down from it's release and is probably at peak, as such I would recommend consuming additional bottles that were properly stored over the next 2-3 years to maximize the enjoyment of the fruit.
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Gave a couple hours of air. Super full nose of baking spice, pepper, forest floor, candied berries and dusty oak and vanilla. On the palate, dark fruit, light tar and spice. Full and round in the mouth with sparkling tannin. Finishes in velvet cascades. A gem.
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3/27/2017 - bon vivant wrote:
A bottle from a client (Thank you Chris) consumed over two nights. A big bold wine with ripe dark black and red fruit notes that is not for those seeking subtlety or elegance. There is a fair amount of extraction here that gives a full mouth coating plushness and a healthy dose of vanilla from new oak treatment. This will work well with grilled or Bbq red meats and big stew dishes & game or anywhere where a big style Zin or Petite Syrah may work. At 10 years of age I suspect this has actually settled down from it's release and is probably at peak, as such I would recommend consuming additional bottles that were properly stored over the next 2-3 years to maximize the enjoyment of the fruit.
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1/21/2016 - mda7 Likes this wine: 91 Points
beautiful right now, not sure how much longer it can go
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4/8/2015 - noahbw Likes this wine: 92 Points
Gave a couple hours of air. Super full nose of baking spice, pepper, forest floor, candied berries and dusty oak and vanilla. On the palate, dark fruit, light tar and spice. Full and round in the mouth with sparkling tannin. Finishes in velvet cascades. A gem.
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2/5/2012 - mda7 wrote: 90 Points
love this wine, very refined and balanced, complex. great value.
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12/25/2010 - mda7 wrote: 88 Points
lots of interesting secondary flavors. shows lots of promise, getting more to store.
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