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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - This pour is 64° F (18° C), according to the probe in the drinking cup. Serving temperature makes a HUGE difference with this wine. Below 55F/13C it gets blowzy and dull almost to the point of vacancy. It's been a head-scratcher for years, but there it is.

. The pour produces a sweep of gassy pinholes. Compared to my last note, I see marginal chromatic gain of canary yellow. Also there is an easing aromatic move in the direction of rigid coherence. Now, the floral expression is ensconced in brittle salt. Fluid, pressurized, pulses of savory fruit raise demand for a taste.
. "Hallellujah." It's like a high-lonesome fictional cousin of Raveneau, seasoned in the wind, jointed with appetizing bitter structure. Pretty, wilting lobes of yellow flesh, bandaged in silt, carry the action. The aromas return improbable and fleeting glances, of strawberry, key lime pudding, and charred fig.
. 2nd pour comes out of the fridge at 59° F. This works, too. In this condition, the mineral sensation is more assertive and arid—like a grippy seizure of aerosol dust. This has the effect of marking the borders of the delirious, marquee, botanical event—amplifying it by contrast. Bruised green melon. Violets. Cherry blossom and leaf. Green tobacco.
. Texture and acidity strike a bold equilibrium. Neither dominates. Both are easy to fix on. They embrace through the long action on the finish, which appears as a fresh, clastic rinse.
I can see this improving still. 92+, drink again in a year or so.

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