Community Tasting Note
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jsimmons wrote: 91 points
April 8, 2011 - The last note nailed it - this is very subdued, yet powerful and incredibly elegant. On the nose, it's very concentrated and rather hard to place - very dry, dusty, some brambly fruit, maybe a little beef blood. On the palate, incredibly balanced, leading with black fruit, lots of blackberry and blueberry, moving into a midpalate braced with surprising acidity for a Grenache-based wine, some more savory flavors of coffee and blood, with a long finish of integrated tannins and spice. There's even a little minerality and smokiness hiding in there. On the other hand, as tightly wound as it is, it never really seems to reach its full explosive potential. I wish I'd kept some in the decanter for day two to see if it opens up a bit more, but it's just too good to not finish the bottle tonight!
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