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Friday, December 16, 2022 - You know that scene at the end of Twister when they release those ping-pong ball sensors and then the computer lights up with all the data from inside the tornado? That's kind of like what the 2019 Lafite does to your tongue. Okay, it's not a violent tornado and quite the opposite is characteristically serene and placid, but it just lights up every sensory receptor you've got with a swirling array of flavors evoking some of the carob and black truffle elements you ordinarily need to wait longer for, with tannins that somehow manage to be both satiny and incisive. The fruit starts out on the darker end but has turned red by the end of the bottle, which is also when the first indication of any oak comes out. It's a raw rather than toasty wood - I was surprised not to see it come out in that usual pencil-shavings form - and it was the only aspect of this that served as a reminder that I'm not supposed to be drinking this now. But I regret nothing.

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