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Saturday, September 25, 2021 - My greatest day of wine (over)consumption. Ever. (Aaron and Tiffany's pad): Dfc's primary contribution to the wine orgy was particularly on point, as I found him on CT after almost 20 years of being out of touch by his TN for the '96, which I just bought a mag of. On the nose and palate, the full range of perfectly ripe blue-black fruit, minerality, dark florals, leather, tobacco with just a touch of graphite and gravel on the back end giving it a welcome backbone. Classic Napa purple, medium bodied, medium legs. Completely integrated and silky acidity and tannins, no heat (perfect 13.9% abv, IMO). VG complexity, good persistence and intensity. A big thanks to my former law partner for bringing this subtle, elegant, perfectly balanced and aged wine, and with his CdP, along with A_M's AdV and sherry, giving my Astralis company as the pre-teens contributions. Great on its own and an excellent companion to the bouef, as it would be to more straightforward and bloody red meat dishes. This wine is in a perfect drinking window, and while the complete and seamless integration of the structure suggests it is closer to the end than the start of that window, it may well be one of those wines like the '90 Montrose (it does, IMO, skew far more Bordeaux than modern Napa, as opposed to other vintages of this bottling I've had, which, if not exactly rivaling Mike Smith, are more in the middle) which hits a really good point and stays there forever. And ever. About the worst thing about I can say about this lovely bottle is that it whispered on an afternoon and evening when lots of other wines were shouting, so I think some of its pleasures weren't enjoyed quite as much as they might have been if consumed in a less crowded field. But I was thrilled to have had it, and would love to have it in front of me anytime. 95+

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