Community Tasting Note

tbabes wrote:

Sunday, April 24, 2011 - The fill was well into the neck and the cork was sound; an absolutely pristine bottle that has been very well stored. Opened about 2 hours before dinner - no decant - and consumed over the following 2 hours. A beautiful purple ruby core, with just a hint of bricking at the rim. A heavenly bouquet - very complex, outgoing, and pleasing - with notes of plum, briar patch, lilly, and a hint of tobacco, roasted herbs and barnyard; a touch exotic and wild, but in the most positive sense imaginable. Medium bodied on the palate, with an incredibly velvety texture, great depth and balance, and impressive lift and focus on the finish. The tannins are very ripe and well integrated, and while this will clearly keep for another 15+ years (and maybe improve) it is drinking wonderfully at present. A monumental wine, that (ever so slightly) bested the 1990 Lynch Bages on this night.

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