Community Tasting Note

• Mark1npt Likes this wine: 96 points

  March 26, 2024 - 3 hour double decant. Carol had a glass at Barry/Mary's before dinner then back under stopper to the restaurant.
  
  Dark magenta in the glass. Nose of graphite, a little earthy, brambly components and red/black berries.
  
  Palate is powerful and dark fruited. With more air this one takes on a silky smooth velour like texture in the mouth. The fruit is so 'shiny' and deep. Excellent balance to this wine at this stage. Wonderful Ehrlich fruit profile with just a tad of the typical Ehrlich nose. The mouthfeel and palate is where this score is tonight, but you gotta give it the needed air!!! Enjoyed over a total of about 4-5 hours of airtime.

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6 Comments

• AGELVIS commented:

  3/26/24, 8:32 PM - Glad to see this. I’ll need to re-visit.

• Big&Bold707 commented:

  3/26/24, 8:44 PM - 4-5 airtime after decant or inclusive of decant?

• Mark1npt commented:

  3/26/24, 9:21 PM - Inclusive! 3 hour decant then back in bottle, then open for 2 more hours at the restaurant. Was still doing 95-96 then. Did not fall off at all. Very soft mouthfeel when at room temp at the restaurant.

• Decanting Queen commented:

  3/28/24, 3:52 AM - I guess this one doesn’t make my pnp list?

• Mark1npt commented:

  3/28/24, 6:01 AM - Lol...you can, but it 'settles in' so well with air. Liquid cashmere then. I'm spitballing here, maybe it's a pnp in 2-3 years?

• Decanting Queen commented:

  3/30/24, 10:07 AM - I wouldn’t want to waste it on a pnp right now!

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