Community Tasting Note

• oldwines Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 10, 2024 - In my cellar since 2007, probably a couple years after release and purchased from WTSO. Back in the day this got relatively low scores because it did not follow the fashion then in its height toward super ripe, heavily extracted, high ABV Cabs. This was delightfully “old-school”. I double decanted around 3pm to take to a friend’s house to have dinner around 7:30pm. Totally fresh, with no bricking whatsoever. Tannins fully integrated but still has some vibrant acidity. Wonderfully smooth texture. Fruit leans to the red berry spectrum with some earthy and leathery accents. Strong mineral sensation in the background. Nice balance. It was a little less evolved than I would have hoped. The secondary flavors were reticent and there were no notable tertiary accents. Still surprisingly primary. It was just a step or two behind in complexity. This may still get there so, no real hurry to drink these if stored in a cool cellar.

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• AllRed commented:

  2/24/24, 12:04 PM - Very timely, and I appreciate the decanting note. Our tasting group is gathering tonight and one couple’s daughter is home from school and joining us- turns out she’s a 2002 baby, and I just happen to have a bottle of this standing - same source as yours. Planning to give it roughly the same treatment, though I may leave it to decant for a while once I pull the cork and assess where it’s at. Cheers!

• oldwines commented:

  2/24/24, 7:15 PM - Good Luck, I think that’s the right call. Let me know how it came out!

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