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Thursday, May 19, 2016 - We lucked into this bottle, which was rejected from an auction consignment due to low fill and depressed cork. As we were drinking it in a hotel room without after it traveled across town, one can safely say it wasn’t given its best chance to show. And yet….The nose was captivating, with candied cola, sweet cherries, piney underbrush and truffles wafting out of the glass. Really, it was like cartoon where the smells drift along visibly – you could smell it from several feet away. After a bit, some subtle notes of Ben-Gay came out, which surprisingly didn’t interfere with the overall fruit and earth profile. At first sip, I knew we had a solid bottle on our hands. Broad-shouldered, but nimble and elegant, with all the right stuff: slightly macerated cherries, rocky soil, gingerbread, with a gentle acidity holding things together. The mouthfeel became more and more silky with time, though I’ll admit I couldn’t keep my hands off it and it was gone within 90 minutes. Not as delineated as perfect bottles, maybe, and slightly thinner through the mid-palate than I’d like, but those weren’t major detractors – I’d estimate it was operating at 80% of what it could be. Still, for a lesser vintage and a not perfect bottle, this was a treat. Sometimes I hate it that these wines really are that good.

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