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davidandrose Likes this wine:

Friday, October 14, 2022 - Decanted half the bottle. When I pulled the cork, this struck me like a Dunn Napa cab with a dusty Bordeaux-like nose. After an hour in the decanter there's sweetness on the nose, with spice box, cigar and plenty of mature red fruit.

There's lots of dry tannin in this wine that shows soft tannins, light weight and is driven by red fruit. Consistent with the vintage this is solid, if less appealing than other years. 91pts.

Adding to the above after hitting the balance of the bottle that wasn't decanded, 2.5 hours after pulling the cork. Added heft and an elegant, satiny finish raises a point to 92. Won't decant my remaining bottles based on tonight's experience.

Compared std and Somm stems throughout and was slightly better from the somm's

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