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Thursday, March 22, 2012 - Lovely light copper-pink color. Served at cellar temp. On first pour, enchanting aromas and flavors of strawberry, melon, cranberry, mineral, with a hint of sherry like nuttiness and a bone dry finish. Fairly light bodied with a racy frame. It opened up even more as it came to room temp.
Unusual for a rose and delightful as an accompaniment to our salmon with a ginger-garlic-soy-sesame oil sauce, oven roasted asparagus, and a baked potato. It also paired nicely with a course of VT cheeses that followed. Best with food, I don't think that this would do well solo.
I think this has a good 8-10 years of prime drinking in it but the likelihood of my leaving it alone for that long is slim.

9/6/2016 Update
This was taken from the refrigerator, opened, and allowed to air and warm up to ~52F then served with chicken thighs in a smother of fresh tomato, shallot, and garlic. It has been over 4 years since we last opened a bottle of this and it was stunning. I find it hard to believe that it could have gotten even better, but it has. This wine is in a league of it’s own. Just a magnificent bottle. 94 points

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