Community Tasting Note

La Cave d'Argent wrote:

Friday, February 18, 2011 - This wine was double-decanted, allowing approximately 45 minutes in decanter before funneling into the cleaned bottle. The sediment is heavy at this point. The wine was then served in double-blind fashion to our Friday tasting group (serially tasted over three hours), with my tasting being unblinded. The robe is deep red/garnet with a garnet rim. The nose is clean, and opens over the first hour in decanter to show a very intense bouquet of pipe tobacco, black fruits, roasted herbs and cocoa. Medium-to-full-bodied on the palate, with low acidity and medium silky-smooth tannins. The flavors mirror the nose and the middle palate is solid. Medium-to-long, smooth finish. This wine is in the "sweet spot" now and should remain there for another 5-7 years. This particular bottle was a bit more youthful than the bottle that I opened 1/28/11, but it is quite drinkable nonetheless. As this bottle was purchased upon release and cellared in pristine fashion, I would encourage other owners of this wine to open one for a status update. Drink now-12/17.

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