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Saturday, June 19, 2021 - Great night with friends and four wines: Scarlett Reserve, L Barton, Vieux Chateau Certan and Kosta Brown Pinot.

Decanter for 3 hours beforehand which was not enough as the wine was blocked from expressing itself - not with a tannic or structural means rather muted like many of the ‘18s I have tasted however at the four hour mark it started to showcase wonderful dark fruits that grew with complexity and enjoyment as the night went on. No formal notes as there were two of us for the four wines (wives polished off the KB while we focused on the other three. Would hold for 2-3 years before opening again. Even if you bought a stupid number of these like I did, hold for a min of 1 more year.

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  • Comment posted by Mark1npt:

    6/22/2021 6:57:00 PM - Good advice on the decant and hold time. I find these to be too much like other Smith wines so stopped buying.

  • Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:

    6/22/2021 7:44:00 PM - I have greatly reduced my shotgun approach as of late.

  • Comment posted by Mark1npt:

    6/22/2021 7:59:00 PM - Ha-ha! Shotgun....love it!

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2018 Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

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