Community Tasting Note

amateurwino wrote:

Friday, December 25, 2009 - Tasted a bit different from when I tasted this at the store, but nonetheless is showing very classic Lopez de Heredia profile - cigar box, exotic spice, very slight gaminess/band aid. The acidity is higher and more tangy than I remembered; to the point of being a shade harsh if sipped alone on day 1. On day 2, smoother on its own, and most of all, the acid worked well with food (coq au vin with mushrooms, mashed potatoes in this case) - cutting through nicely. As the night wore on, the spice became more aromatic. Enjoyable now if you give it some time to open, but on the whole I would recommend to cellar this - in this I can see the hints of what this will become - showed commonalities with the '76 I tasted a few months ago, at a very young stage. 90 now, up to 92ish many years down the road.

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