A very deep-toned, exceedingly full-bodied wine. Eye: Nearly fully saturated black black ruby, with violet highlights.
Nose: Deep, inky cassis liqueur scents with smoky cedar, a prominent eucalyptus component, and graphite in the background.
Mouth: Deep-toned flavors of spicy cassis extract, black peppercorns, tar, and grilled Italian sausage flavors. Extremely full-bodies, with noticeable alcoholic warmth in the finish. Massive and inky. Needs a rich meat or game stew to really shine.
Score: 88.
Cellar or drink? My experience is that wines with this much alcohol showing in the finish usually don't hold up that well in the cellar. The alcohol tends to burn through the fruit more over time. Drink over the next year.
Price/store: Was $18 and change at Spec's on Richmond.
1 comment:
Just had the 2011. Your description would still be accurate, minus the alcohol. I suspect you'd rate this one higher.
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