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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - Andrew's and Howard's birthday dinner (Hippopotamus Restaurant, Wellington): Served blind beside the DRC. Deep ruby colour. A beautiful nose of raspberry jam, red berries, Indian spices, dark earth, a full peacock's tail of aromas. On the palate, your first impression is of the beautiful, crystalline fruit, after a relatively sweet entry. I'm immediately thinking Chambolle but this wine clearly has impressive, serious Grand Cru fruit weight and drive. It is elegant and laser-like focused, with its power and gravitas below the surface: the classic iron fist in a velvet glove. Besides the beautiful fruit sweetness there is a lovely, refined tannin structure, and excellent detail and length. The wine is fairly youthful with years ahead of it, of course. Thanks very much Mike.

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