Community Tasting Note

• grafstrb wrote: 93 points

  December 11, 2010 - – popped and poured –
  – tasted non-blind over 1 hour –
  
  NOSE: expressive and intense; brie; dark fruits (cassis); graphite; hint of oak.
  
  BODY: purple-garnet color of medium-deep depth; medium-full bodied; looked younger than its 14 years.
  
  TASTE: leather with a juicy boysenberry/blackberry/plum mix going on; earthy; good concentration of fruit; tannins are still slightly drying; good acidity; no noticeable alcohol; well-balanced; long finish of moderate intensity; no crime to drink this now, but will improve with more time in the cellar: say, 5 - 10 more years.
  
  B: 50, 5, 13, 17, 8 = 93

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2 Comments

• G_H commented:

  12/14/10, 12:27 PM - Any reason why you did not decant it? I would have thought that this would be a prime candidate for decanting.
  
  Like the review though!

• grafstrb commented:

  1/5/13, 7:29 AM - It was a friend's bottle, and he simply didn't decant. I agree that it would have benefited from some additional air, though.

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