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Monday, February 4, 2013 - Such an impressive wine from such an unimpressive vintage (85 pt WS vintage). Cork was dried (was stored perfectly but came out dry and broken in two pieces). Wine was fine, though. color was beautiful garnet with a little bit of rim variation from age. big Bordeaux style nose with elements of red roses, violets, dandelions, herbal notes of mushroom, rosemary, cool clay, dirt and just a little bit of barnyard. The nose transitions nicely to confirm on the palate elements of the clay, milk chocolate, sharp raspberry and cool cherries. The fruit had come off here just a little bit and was showing the nice secondary flavors of darker berries. The palate weight just really sings of this terroir - so soft and light but packs a huge punch of juice, heat (maybe a touch hot), acidity. the tannins are meaty, round and very much alive. This bit right through homemade spaghetti and meatballs in a very rich sauce. This was a 2 hour decant and after about the 3rd hour started to roll over just a touch as we entered into tertiary elements of bubble gum sweetness, apricot, touch of cooked cantaloupe and some other sweeter melon flavors. Very interesting. still held the fragrance of cool mint, marjoram and meaty terroir though. This wine is rocking - no rush on these, should lay down nicely. check your corks on these, though. This is by far the best of the vertical I have 00, 02, 03) check your corks on these, though.

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