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Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - PnP: great deep port-like nose but the taste is off -- nice opening and a shrill, vinegar end. So we left a glass out for four hours and then: bang, lovely. I understand why people throw the adjective "rustic" around for this. The taste is just as folks say (leather, tobacco, fading fruit) and the finish is medium with drying tannins. (1995 is a tannic year, no?) The aroma is better than the taste, though -- it stays intriguing and rich all night long. Worth the 37 bucks but it's more of an academic "oh, yeah, now I know what aged St Estephe is like" than abiding love. (Day 2 update: after a night vacuumed and in the regular fridge, it's still good and not that much changed.)

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