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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very big and smoky, an impressive young Merlot that grabs you by the collar and shakes you. Made by the veteran Robert Foley, it’s in his style, a ripe, powerful wine exuding massive flavors of black cherries, cassis and chocolate.
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Hourglass Merlot - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows lots of smoky woodspice on the nose, and then turns decadently rich in the mouth, with waves of cassis, dark chocolate and cedar, exotically spiced with anise, cardamom, cinnamon stick and black pepper. Despite the volume, this Cab is polished and elegant. Now through 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is gorgeous. Smooth, rich, ripe and loaded with complex flavors. Black cherry, blackberry, plum, cloves, coffee, spice, chocolate, licorice, anise, menthol and eucalyptus all weave a kaleidoscope of taste for a tantalizing, heady and satisfying wine. Velvety tannins frame it all, leaving it long and lush at the end. Just when you think it’s over, a new wave of plum, chocolate, toast and vanilla teases the palate for an even longer finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The oak jumps out—think char, vanilla and new barrels. But this magnificent wine is much more than that. It’s intensely ripe with cassis, pure and focused. It has sweet tannins and fine, good acidity and perfect balance. Superb right out of the bottle, but should hold through the decade.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This supple Cabernet feels gentle and soft on entry, then stuns with hidden power and depth. Fully ripe, with chocolaty cassis and cherry flavors. Marked by firm tannins, it is generous now, yet should hold for a good 10 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A gloriously concentrated wine, filled with black cherry, plum, blackberry, chocolate, licorice, raisin and herb flavors. Plush, velvety, complex, elegant and voluptuous all the way to its long, long finish. Unfortunately, only 48 cases were made. The good news is that we’ll see as much as 800 cases for the 2000 vintage. Cellar Selection. —J.M.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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