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Sunday, February 11, 2024 - Open in bottles for 3 hours then decanted. Just a ridiculously great nose of sinus-filling complexity -- fruits, fig, pine, a touch of menthol, some oak, the scents went on and on. I'd give it 100 points if scoring on just the nose. On the palate, this is a big wine, but so well balanced and smooth that it was a decadent treat. Dark inky color, dark fruits, round tannins, looong finish. Despite it's great depth, it was somehow lifted, not heavy, with a silky mouthfeel. We drank two bottles, the first mostly by itself, the second with grilled vacio and sides. This wine was so profound that I enjoyed it more by itself than with the beef, and that's why I could "only" give it a 97 - it's a solo performer, not an ensemble member. To me, this is a "sip and savor" wine to be enjoyed with very good friends and or loved ones with nothing more than maybe just some crackers to accompany it. I think this is drinking about as well as it can right now; if you have some, I'd open it up in the next two years.

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