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Saturday, November 12, 2011 - Decanted. Dark ruby in the glass. Interesting bottle variation here. Much tighter nose this time, with some red fruits but a lot of toasty elements here. On the palate, the cherries and raspberries come through, but there is an overarching 'pie crust' element that really reminds me of raspberry or blackberry pie as I drink it. This is much tighter than previous bottles, with a heavier tannin element. Opens up very nicely after two days in the decanter with the fruit really singing after some good air. The last bottle was nice and approachable straight from the pop, but this one really could have used more cellar time and was a little unapproachable on day 1. Still a very nice wine with good spiciness, acidity and fruit.

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