Community Tasting Note

csimm wrote:

Friday, August 19, 2016 - WAIT on this wine! Decanted for over three hours, showing signs of those top shelf Alban flavors of black raspberry, olive, and charred/bbq. However, it's not quite there yet. This 2010 was quite restrained and a tad bitter on the finish.

The quality and purity of fruit is evident as always, with a mid-palate just waiting to explode (but again, just not yet); like a coiled snake just waiting to strike...and if Alban's history is any indicator of the future, I have the utmost confidence that this 2010 will emerge into something phenomenal. The 2008, and especially the 2009, are drinking extremely well at the moment. I would hold on this wine until the beginning of 2018 optimally.

95-98+ points at the moment from me.

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