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davidandrose Likes this wine:

Sunday, August 22, 2021 - 2 hr decant, this also needed to come to room temp to develop its finish. Pours like it was bottled last month, deep purple color w/dark berries, tobacco and alcohol on the nose and nice grip on the stem.

While this was extremely dry and dusty out of the cellar, there’s plenty of blackberry and black cherry above the tar, crushed stone and coffee as it comes to temp. Finish is front palate and shorter than I’d like, with only a hint of the alcohol found on the nose.

Solid for a 2010, this continues to lose depth and finish, so I’m glad I didn’t wait to pop our final bottle. This was better from Somm stems than std stems if you’ve got the option.

While I opened this as motivation to act on my HSS offering, I continue to question the price point and generally continue to purchase - though less than I used to - only for sentimentality.

While different stylistically, Quilceda has all stuffing, finesse, ability to age (and cachet for those who care) for less than half what HSS charges today.

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