CT Reviews of Lot 49
Tasted by soyhead on 4/12/2008 & rated 91 points: decanted for half an hour. Intense purple color. The nose is of purple felt pen, dark fruits, and roasted meat. The mouth is, well, dry and tannic. There is some dark fruit flavor back there, I just cant get at it. Recommend consuming with appropriate food. Or needs time in the cellar. Will have to re-eval after an overnight decant. Didn't realize that Cameron Hughes was sourcing global fruit. Initial Score-85.
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sitting out open for >24hrs now.This has become much more enjoyable. The nose is still of purple felt pen, but I also get blackberry, leather, and mint. Full bodied with prominent dark fruits. Powerful tannins that may need some time to mellow out. However, I can appreciate this to be a full bodied very fruit forward wine. This is what they would call 'a big wine'. I am conisderably upgrading the score and will check it again tomorrow night. I would guess that it has the potential to get even better after some years of cellaring. I will recommend this to others (with an overnight decant) Score-89
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open 48 hours. Now even better. Intense fruit with good back end acidity and smooth tannins. This bottling is a winner. I am slightly embarrased how much my score has changed over the past few days, but then again I dont think I have really ever appreciated a bottle evolve this well, and from no one other than Cameron Hughes. Great QPR. Will buy more decant/cellar and rerate. (242 views)
