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Saturday, January 23, 2021 - Well stored since purchase (on release) and the cork was perfect with almost zero wine penetration. Decanted 3h prior. Very dark, opaque colour. Restrained nose but spice, rather than fruit, came through with time. The palate was full of dark berry fruits - blackberry, blueberry, some dark cherry. Soft with totally integrated tannins. Good with food (rare sirloin) but we kept most of the wine until later. It was smooth, with an inky character developing on the palate before the fruit kicked in. Quite long but, even given a few hours to open, it was not the mind-blowing Cabernet I expected after the remarkable ‘96 and ‘98 we have loved in the past.
Lovely, soft, balanced, enjoyable Cabernet but without the expected complexity, and not a great 407.

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