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Monday, June 10, 2019 - Purchased 2 of these on release, consumed the first 6 years ago. Pop and pour, consumed over 2 hours. Nose: Medium expressiveness, showing it's age - forest floor, shoe leather, subtle red fruit - raspberry and strawberry - with hints of cinnamon and spice. Palate: Tart red fruit and spice attack, plenty of acidic back-bone thru the mid-palate, leather, tobacco, and earthy notes appear thru the back-end and persist through a medium length finish. I would say this is near, if not at, it's peak.

Update: About 1/3 of the bottle was vacuvined and refrigerated for 2 days. This has smoothed out and settled into a noticeably more favorable drinking experience this evening. The fruit profile is less red, more blue notes, and less tart though the acidic back-bone is still going strong. Upon further review, I don't believe this is peaking now, probably 2-4 years yet. Upgrading rating from 90 to 91.

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