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Sunday, March 25, 2018 - Mid ruby-garnet with broad garnet rim. Bright and healthy but mature looking. Opens quietly, with an almost dumb nose. A little quiet on the palate too, but with a decent length meaty finish. After an hour or so this really begins to build, gaining weight and a little power as it opens.

The fully developed bouquet has a major top note of roses and dark flowers. At the bottom of the glass this is insistently meaty, with roast beef and fresh charcuterie. On the palate, rounded and quite broad rather than deep, just about sufficient acidity, never more than medium bodied, but generally reflecting the bouquet, floral and perhaps vaguely fruity leading into a meaty and occasionally smokey finish. The texture quietly plays its part with a nice silkiness on the front and with some unobtrusive but vaguely granular tannin towards the back.

This is undoubtedly fully mature, but there doesn't seem to be any rush at this point. Another five years for sure, but given that this is the first of my three I don't know how long this has been in this state to be more confident about its future. Incidentally the cork was relatively soft, of no great length and doesn't give much cause for certainty in the long run. Given that it's obviously mature I'm happy to drink at this point given that there is no apparent upside and the dubious quality of cork.

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