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- This is a solid, even gutsy vintage with a dense, chewy core, excellent structure, depth and persistence. In the nose, there are nuances of dust and nicely-integrated chokecherry with a background of dust and cauliflower. Very fruitful entry, crisp, with a long finish … this wine promises a long life of enjoyment.
- This full-bodied wine fills the mouth with an abundance of fruit and spice flavors and displays soft, silky tannins. The merits of this wine are clear: expressive but nuanced aromas and flavors of cannabis and strawberry jam with lovely, subtle accents of kerosene and bay leaves. When you think you’ve wrung every note out of this wine, its leathery nose returns like an old friend for a stellar finish.
- Bright and fresh as befits a crisp wine but still generously ripe, it hits just the right balance point between structure and softness to permit stand-alone sipping or pleasing pairing with a wide range of moderately robust foods. Rich cut hay, honey and horseradish flavors persist through the finish, highlighting the dense and complex character of this vintage. This wine is slightly less fine only because it is short across the palate – it’s very up-front, you might say, and lacks the length that a better wine would have.
- A diversity of several soil types, sun exposures and vine ages creates a sinfully complex vintage. On the mid-palate, the milkshake and plastic flavors from the new oak make this wine shine. If value is your watchword, this may not be the wine for you – but if your tastes demand the best, well, consider this a must-have.
- The fruit is free from the excessively overt sweetness that unmasks many wines of this type. Notes of caramel, butternut squash and skunk flavors persist through the finish, highlighting the dense and complex character of this vintage. This is a delicious wine that will work beautifully with a range of foods, from white meat turkey to ham to meaty or mushroomy party hors d’oeuvres.