'02 Bogle Phantom

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i'd been wanting to try this bottling for a while and fortunately, won a bottle in a bet with my boss when my beloved redskins beat his cowboys a while back...

($17; 15.0%) the biggest component is old vines zin, plus petite sirah and old vine mourvedre. don't know exact percentages. dark purplish red. full, complex nose of cherry over dark fruits (plum, blackberry and blueberry) plus some spice, vanilla and cedar. echoed on the palate, plus a hint of chocolate on the fairly long finish. nicely balanced with big fruit, good acidity and some very fine tannins. the tannins faded fairly quickly with decanting and i found i didn't like it as much the second night after putting half a bottle away with the vacuvin. i'd drink this over the next two years. 90 points.