Friday, March 1, 2013 - Started out with some unpleasant medicinal aromas. Evolved in to dark berries jam and smoked ham. Very attractive nose even if it's non-integrated. In the mouth, this is a big (not huge) wine. M++ body, M+ tannin and exaggerated acids that did well with the vinegar dressing but not the other courses. Unusual for me, this red wine's bouquet attracted my attention more than tha palate did. 2001 impressed much more.
Decanted 2 hrs. Had at Restaurant Tani (Gaienmae, Tokyo) wife girigiri 90 p.