Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - popped and decanted 3 hours and it really needed it, very closed for the first few hours and kind of new world boring, but with time it became more and more burgundy like.
color: dark clear red with some brown hue.
nose: after 4 hours this kicked in with a nice perfumed nose of stinky cheese, herbs, shoepolish, orange peel and a rubber component.
palate: strawberry and sweet oranges , animal blood, earthy grass note, vegetables and soy sauce. well integrated firm tannins, nice long finish 30+sec. drinking great now but needs 4 hours decanting.