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Saturday, May 30, 2020 - I agree with Zazzaman - I won't repeat the detail of his note. I was surprised to see that it has been 4 years since my last note and, if anything, the wine has got better. I opened the bottle, didn't decant for once, left it for 4h before tasting, and was impressed by the deep, opaque colour with hardly any visible browning plus the freshness, fruit, and spice which not many 20yo wines could offer at this price level (bought en primeur). Some tangerine/orange pith notes on the mid/late palate in addition to the charactistics noted earlier. Elegant, with lovely balance, acidity, soft tannins, and length. Good on its own and even better after 5h (with a sirloin steak).
This bottle reinforces my faith in Cissac and my firm belief that you need to wait for it to come round. I have altered the 'drink by' date which, at 2017, was too pessimistic.

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