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Sunday, November 7, 2021 - This bottle was opened 46 hours ago. It was fit to drink then, but I knew it would keep. NOSE: patiently dynamic. It casually moves from one expression to another. Peppery grape juice yields to raspberry. Then game meat. Then salty, tar licorice. Damp, fertile earth. Bamboo steaming-baskets erupt with semi vulgar aromas of plantain, mace, and vanilla. This lazy plume rises to a canopy of palm. Through the conch shell, there’s a trail of black pepper. I’m in Sumatra. MOUTH: it’s just juice, man. Musky black berry pulp. Insistently drinkable. The body of the mouthful rests, initially, and thoughtfully. Somewhat unconvincingly, it plays neutral. Then, juke—it bursts. A cataract of juicy berry acidity opens. Glycerin, pectin, and salty viscosity keep it swollen while a thousand busy, stiff brushes of tannin arrive to refresh the scene. This is a berry experience. Plum liquor, says gold. A trace of nutshell. O, there’s wild, full spectrum raw hedonism in this cup. It’s an exemplar of all the best that can be called natural wine. 11% abv, dense, stable, yet freaky in a benign, psychedelic way. It’s absurd to rate a wine like this at all, but I'll attempt it: 95+? points.

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