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Monday, January 10, 2022 - Should you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉

≈2 hr slow ox prior to being 1st tasted @ the restaurant, the recorked transit being < 15 min; Private Preserve used after Day 1

N: Plums, smoke, with a definite mineral component

P: LM body; Nice, almost swtish frt met by a zesty acidity which takes its time to work itself out as it transitions into a LONG, EVENTUALLY pleasant finish, the wine's firmness being < of an issue with the night's Calzone/Marinara, Eggplant Parmigiana, & Cannelloni (Ricotta/Spinach). On Day 1 the relatives were considerably > entranced with this than I was.

// Day 2: Closed, but seems to be hiding a richness/depth that I didn't get on Day 1. P now showing a rndish entry with MF body, NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which SLOWLY works its way into a LONG, nicely balanced, VERY pleasant, tangy/swt finish. For me, VERY much improved over Day 1™, & while SLIGHTLY better solo, it nicely accompanied tonight's CHX Tagliatelle Alfredo MRE. [™However, the relatives found it 'bout the same as on Day 1.]

// ∑: Based upon its improvement Day 2, I quite erred in not decanting this VERY attractive wine with significant life still left: guessing through '26? The higher level of my EXC (92,93/100 using that metric), with a tick or maybe even 2 higher IF one takes into account the $35.95 pd for it in Apr '18.

Note: Also tasted 2/10 & 3/24/18, + 6/21/20

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