Community Tasting Note

winegr wrote:

Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 90-91 pts. Double decanted a few times to try to get this to open quicker. Seemed to work. Fruit came out much quicker than prior bottles, with less pronounced oak. Sweeter attack than prior experience with plenty of fruit, still moderate mouth coating fine grained tannins. Has some serious stuffing, but never quite sings as a whole like it seemingly should given the quality parts. Very good, but not quite excellent. Sweet fruit, a hint of toast, licorice, and vanilla and a medium-length finish. Sweet on the nose with dark red and black fruits. Seemed at its best with a few hours of air, and not quite as good day 2. Potential upside to 92 points, can't see higher than that ever.

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