Beautiful. Group of 5 and bottle was polished clean in all of about 20 minutes. Decanted for sediment. Captivating dark ruby coloured. Hints of decline but very drinkable and easily another decade in it. It’s 10am the morning after and I can still feel the finish.
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Decanted 3.5 hours which was needed to smoothen the wine…really good and charming bottle that offers smoke, touch of mint, Blackcurrent, elegant Black berries, gravel, cigar ash and sweet Tobacco…both in bouquet and palate…Do I like it…YES! But compared to HB90 it does not offer the same aristocratic firework of notes and coherence. But still really good
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Brought to dinner at Crown Shy. Cork in great condition, just a short decant. Initially very soft and plush but started to pick up more body and structure with time. Fully mature with beautiful blackberry jam flavors and signature smoke and cigarbox. This is a perennial favorite of mine and I've had multiple bottles over the past 5-10 years. I think it is now starting to crest and needs to be consumed over the next 5 years, although it will always vary bottle by bottle.
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Dinner at Foliage (San Francisco): Lovely nose with super classic Bordeaux profile of tobacco, forest, cedar, cassis, underwood, and some floral notes. The palate is very elegant with similar notes plus dark cherries and some smokiness towards the long finish. Amazing wine that's very balanced, complex, and elegant. I don't think it will improve from here, but will certainly hold for a long time.
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3/8/2024 - AhSoNice1990 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Beautiful. Group of 5 and bottle was polished clean in all of about 20 minutes. Decanted for sediment. Captivating dark ruby coloured. Hints of decline but very drinkable and easily another decade in it. It’s 10am the morning after and I can still feel the finish.
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2/2/2024 - rnyrny79 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted 3.5 hours which was needed to smoothen the wine…really good and charming bottle that offers smoke, touch of mint, Blackcurrent, elegant Black berries, gravel, cigar ash and sweet Tobacco…both in bouquet and palate…Do I like it…YES! But compared to HB90 it does not offer the same aristocratic firework of notes and coherence. But still really good
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1/26/2024 - Kemo Sabe wrote: flawed
An absolute bummer as there was heat damage along the way. I know what this bottle should be and it wasnt that. Drinkable but a let down.
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1/14/2024 - nywine68 wrote: 95 Points
Brought to dinner at Crown Shy. Cork in great condition, just a short decant. Initially very soft and plush but started to pick up more body and structure with time. Fully mature with beautiful blackberry jam flavors and signature smoke and cigarbox. This is a perennial favorite of mine and I've had multiple bottles over the past 5-10 years. I think it is now starting to crest and needs to be consumed over the next 5 years, although it will always vary bottle by bottle.
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1/10/2024 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dinner at Foliage (San Francisco): Lovely nose with super classic Bordeaux profile of tobacco, forest, cedar, cassis, underwood, and some floral notes. The palate is very elegant with similar notes plus dark cherries and some smokiness towards the long finish. Amazing wine that's very balanced, complex, and elegant. I don't think it will improve from here, but will certainly hold for a long time.
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