Community Tasting Note

wilfyu wrote:

Friday, August 20, 2004 - It was infantcided for my buddy's birthday. Popped open the night before at around 11pm. It was almost black in colour. This is defintely closed. It was numb on the nose and I took a sip, geez, extremely tannic, mouth coating and my taste bud is completely numb. Feels just like infanciding a young Gaja. Dacanted for an hour or so, then pour back to the bottle. Took another sip in the am before going to work at 6am, still tannic, but much rounder and smoother. Showing some black fruits in the bouquet and complexity was found. Went over to my friend's house with it at 8pm. Start drinking it after dinner around 9:30pm. Total of 22.5 hours of double decant. Wow, as soon as the cork was pulled, a nice black fruit aroma just filled the dinning room. Still very dark in colour. In the palate, tannins are nicely integrated with a nice texture. Full body with hints of black fruit and coffee. Very well balanced and will last decades. Shared between 9 people and finished the bottle in no time. Everybody wish it was a 3lt that I brought instead of a 750ml. Will not open another for another 5+ years. Delicious.

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