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Sunday, February 23, 2020 - Cult Wines (Jason's House): This was part of a flight of a trio of cult wines, which also included 07 Dana Lotus and 14 MacDonald. In contrast to the Dana, this wine was all about power. The most fruit-forward of the trio, but no heat. It was a pleasure to drink young, but you could taste the potential as much and the wine. Where I am more unsure about how the Dana will evolve, there is no doubt this wine will improve with additional time in the cellar (I only have 14's in my cellar, and I dreading the wait!). This had plenty of red and black fruit on the nose and palate. The tannins were less resolved in this wine than the other two, but none-the-less not as grippy as I would have expected. I believe the fruit balanced out the tannins, and helped make this very enjoyable. I also thought this wine complimented the food (tenderloin) the best of the three. Although this was my least favorite of the three tonight (even though I did I like it quite a bit!), I also would be most comfortable saying this wine will improve with aging. It has the tannins and fruit for the long haul, IMO. 95 today, but huge upside down the road. If you open a bottle today, you will enjoy the wine, but if you can afford to cellar for 5-10 more years, I think it pay dividends!

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