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Thursday, January 6, 2022 - Should you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. (Check wine-searcher’s Vendors & Reviews pgs for “pro” input.) 😉

≈55 min slow ox; Private Preserve used after Day 1

N: Coffee, poss tea, then a spice component (pumpkin pie spice?) with notes of blackberries & hints of pyrazines

P: Med, poss LM, body; NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by a BIT of astringent pucker which BRIEFLY builds before slowly, fairly seamlessly transitioning into a LONG, balanced finish with a pleasant tangy/SWTNESS (45:55) to the VERY innocuously firming tannins. Clearly better solo than paired with Stuffed Bell Peppers (Costco MRE) in Tom Sauce, which didn't allow the wine's structure to resolve, & is an entrée for which I've yet to find a compatible red wine. 🤔

// Day 2: ~ aromatics; ~ P flavorwise, though with the firmness being > evident vis-a-vis the decreased frt, I was not pleased as to how it held.

// Day 3: ~ aromas, though seemingly > potent? P now being LM body, the frt being > evident than on Day 2 😲 , + it showed well with the Grilled Grnd Beef with Cheese & Baked Potatoes. So, for whatever reason, a *markedly* BETTER showing than anticipated given the (apparent) fall off from Day 1 to Day 2!

// ∑: The low end of my EXC- (90,91/100 using that metric) assuming the wine's Day 2 hiatus wasn't just MY palate 😊 , certainly 91, poss 92, given the QPR of the $12.99 pd. Should drink through '24 easily. 14% ABV

My 4th taste of this vintage.

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