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Friday, June 28, 2019 - Friday Tasting Group: "Killer Bar" (#03 for me): "New World" Theme (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): 83% C.S., 8% Merlot, 4% Carmenere, 3% C.F., & 2% Malbec from the Mill Creek Upland, Loess (Estate), Seven Hills, & Pepper Bridge Vyds, ALL Walla Walla Valley; "Aged in new & 2nd fill FR & AM oak barrels for 22 mos;" 2,754 cases produced.

N: Smoke slightly atop toast with notes of cherries & undertones of pyrazines; Intensity lurking

P: MF, poss Med, body; NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which stays in touch with the init frt as it seamlessly evolves into a LONG, beautifully BALANCED finish with a tangy/swtness to the dusty tannnins. May still improve for a couple of yrs, then approach its 25th? 14.6% ABV; My EXC+/Exceptional-. 96 pts & "Cellar Selection" WE @ $80, 95 Vinous (Tanzer), 94 WA, & 92 WS.

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