Community Tasting Note

• tp096255 wrote: 90 points

  September 14, 2010 - COLOR: Deep ruby w/ruby miniscus
  NOTE: Nice spicy plum cake nose w/cherry tobacco, a little meat juice. Mouth has nice glycerin, is quite tannic and a bit hotter than prior vintages. Finish is a nicely bitter 65% cocoa powder mixed with blackberry jam. 14 months in barrel, mostly new oak.
  
  DECANT: 1 hour
  GLASS USED: Bordeaux
  TASTE: 9.0
  COST: 48
  VALUE: 5.0
  TRY AGAIN: 2012
  PAIRING: Winery says to put it with grilled salmon?

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