8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Raynville Superstore. It pours hazy deep red - brown with a thick, fluffy off-white head. The aroma is rich, juicy and tangy, loads of red fruits and berries, crunchy cherry, raspberry, blackberry, musty, funky, vinous, red wine soaked oak, jam roly poly and muted vanilla. The taste is smooth upfront, juicy, tangy, puckering, sour crunchy ripe cherry, raspberry, bramble, very jammy, touch of sherbet, sour candy, vinous, splash of red wine vinegar, musty barnyard, some funk, damp oak and light tannin with a drying woody finale. Medium body and well judged carbonation. Exquisite balance. Rounded and quaffable. Very well done.