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Sunday, November 13, 2022 - Pnp'd last night after dinner.....big juicy fruit, slightly herbal nose and nice mouth feel. Within 60-90 minutes this one turns quite a deep shade of black with accompanying coffee grounds. Not the best of showings and not what I remember so fondly from this one, either. Maybe a 90-91?

Cork back in the bottle, left out on the counter to room temp for 24 hours. Opened after dinner tonight, waiting on the new season of Yellowstone to drop.......

Big difference tonight...this wine is READY within 10 minutes of opening........there's still a fair amount of black here but it's not harsh and overbearing like it was last night just a beautiful classic cab franc nose, smooth on the palate, like silk, in a way. Big, voluptuous dark fruit, almost decadent in another way. Some chocolate covered cherries, cocoa and sweet tobacco leaf mixed with black tea and just a touch of grilled herbs. This is now more like how I remember it. This really floats my boat. The acidic backbone carries the fruit and the remaining tannins right into a 45 second finish that says, ''wait, don't take another sip just yet." 95-96 the second night so I'm grading it on that. No hot. Just big. Make no mistake this is not a Montelena or Togni that you let sit and age for 30 years into this nice mellow food wine. This is a hedonistic modern, sweet cab franc that can be enjoyed with or without food and on any occasion, just so long as you know what you're getting into when you pop the cork.

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