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International Wine Cellar
Author: Stephen Tanzer
Issue: Issue 138
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($369-$500) Good red-ruby. Deep, sweet aromas and flavors of black raspberry, cassis, graphite and licorice. Wonderfully lush, silky and seamless, with a near-perfect balance of fruit and acidity. Very full in the middle palate but with terrific verve leavening the wine's total ripeness. This really coats the palate with flavor and the very long, slow-building finish features utterly sensual tannins. A great performance for this property.
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Jancis Robinson
Author: Jancis Robinson
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Magnum. 45% Cabernet Franc, 55% Merlot. Very fresh on the nose – quite a contrast to the 2009! A brooding monster. Much more introvert than any of the younger vintages. Lots of density and masses of stuff going on in there… Fine tannins on the end. Needs SO long! Hint of some cough mixture here, hint of green apples, and just masses of tannin.
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Wine Advocate
Author: Robert Parker
Issue: 176
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This 7,000 case blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc will rival or perhaps eclipse vintages such as 2000, 1998, 1990, and 1989. Its dense purple color is followed by an extraordinary perfume of charcoal, espresso roast, blackberries, blueberries, and a hint of wood. In spite of its thick texture, terrific acidity, high tannins, and enormous intensity as well as richness, it is surprisingly approachable, but given how slowly the 1989 and 1990 have aged, I would recommend cellaring it for 8-10 years. It should keep for three decades. A brilliant wine!
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Wine Spectator
Author: James Suckling
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Black purple in color, with coffee, blackberry and currant on the nose. Full-bodied, with supervelvety tannins and a long aftertaste of toasty oak and ripe fruit. Very close to the 2000. Superb. 7,000 cases made.
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