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2008

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

Tasted 22 July 2015 Napa Valley · Oakville

Aromas of dark red and black fruit, cedar, and alcohol on the nose. On the palate, a tightly coiled mix of red and black licorice, espresso, blackberry, currant, and bitter chocolate. Still a taut, chalky tannic…

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2008

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

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Previous notes apply, though I experienced this as much less angular this time around. With the proper decanting (approximately 5+ hours total), this really started to show nicely. Somewhat…

Reviewed 2 June 2018
2008

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

Napa Valley · Oakville

All of my other previous specific tasting notes on this wine apply, except that this go-around, it seemed a bit more angular and rustic, with the cedar and alcohol elements really showing up more so…

Reviewed 9 February 2018
2008

Rudd Oakville Estate Proprietary Red

Napa Valley · Oakville

Same as all of my previous notes. Micro-filtered (had a decent amount of sediment) and decanted for an hour. A little jet fuel at the initial PnP, but it didn't take long to start showing…

Reviewed 13 August 2017
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