Community Tasting Note

• zimmy07 Likes this wine: 95 points

  July 25, 2023 - This is damn young. I bought 2019 and 2021 of all 3 wines, never had a glass of this, had a sip a year ago. Needed to get into one. This was almost black in the glass, dark fruits, heavily perfumed, very complex on mid palate. It is 6 years away. I usually say these wines need 10-20 years but this was approachable with a 9 hour decant, yes young but approachable. A lot going on here, chocolate milk shake, with bakers spice, asian spice, white pepper and toasted oak. damn good!

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8 Comments

• Mark1npt commented:

  7/26/23, 4:28 AM - Thanks so much for the note on this one. I bought a 3 pack without ever tasting. I am bound to try one soon and will follow your decant recommendations. Thanks again!

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  7/26/23, 8:07 AM - This sounds right in line with my experience. This wine will be one of the best in the cellar if we leave it alone.

• Mark1npt commented:

  7/26/23, 9:50 AM - MJP, just ordered my '21 futures to split with Ag......I'm going to have to open one of these '19s soon though.

• TMOVino2 commented:

  7/26/23, 12:09 PM - Great note. I got all 3 2019 offerings but haven't ever tasted the wines. Highly tempted! I passed the 2021 futures offering. I wasn't originally budgeting for these this year since last year they noted no offer this year on the Cabs. Wasn't in the cards...

• Decanting Queen commented:

  7/28/23, 11:58 PM - I sent mine to the offsite so I wouldn’t be tempted.

• Mark1npt commented:

  7/29/23, 5:16 AM - Good move, DQ! I'm trying my hardest not to open one now!

• zimmy07 commented:

  7/29/23, 7:33 AM - I took the bullet. Let rest 6 years and all will be good. But like many I was a few vintages in and no idea if I even liked the wine... but no one shoukd be tempted to open...

• Decanting Queen commented:

  7/31/23, 11:08 PM - Good to know, thanks Zimmy!!

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