I would say this bottle sold on release for either side of $25. At this point, stunning with Chateaubriand.
This is at its peak. Excellent integration & evolution. It’s in its stupid faze.
The nose ripe blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, baked dark cherries & strawberries, pomegranate. Baking spices-clove, cinnamon, nutmeg & vanillin, dry herbs-sage, thyme, anise to black licorice, bight red, blue, purple florals,
The palate is ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, both plums, plum, strawberries, cinnamon stick, clove, nutmeg, dark spice, dry twig, dark cola, black tea, anise to black licorice, crushed limestone, withering to dark, red flowers, perfect acidity, excellent tension, structure, balance and elegant finish that lasts two-minutes and lands on spice & earth.
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁 🎅 ❄️ ⛄️ — 25 days ago
Bright notes of cherry and red fruit, acidic but balanced. Great with Taiwanese food - 2003 — 3 days ago
Nice smooth lighter red. Would buy again. — 3 months ago
Our Christmas dinner wine selection voted on by the table after a few tasters at The Charcoal Room in Las Vegas. A lighter mouth feel but rich in flavor if I remember correctly. A delicious addition to our meal I hope to enjoy again. May modify review upon revisiting. — 16 days ago
Pinot at its highest mark. Intense layers cherry, plum herbs. — 3 months ago
Light blue fruit with a salty edge of Iodene. A bit of funk. Good. — 3 months ago
Eric Urbani
A little ox from the age but gave it a nice richness for this entry-level wine. Abv 13.5% — 20 days ago