Community Tasting Note

• rocknroller wrote: 93 points

  December 30, 2011 - Annual Holiday CDP Tasting: Featuring 2000 and 2001 Vintages (Edina Country Club): Very dark red color. This had been decanted for 3-4 hours. Drank 2 glasses over 3+hr. I really enjoyed the nose on this. As much as I liked the mature nose of the 2000, I found this more expressive overall and benefitting from a significant decant. The nose is quite aromatic, dusty, herbal, with a distinct note of cannibis that fades in and out(can't say I've ever written that in a note before, but it reminded me of being at a rock concert with the aromatics wafting about the arena), strawberries, black cherries. The palate is powerful and deep, bright fruit of dark berries, quite tart presently, herbs, and licorice. I did not find this firmly tannic as Brian did, not sure why, but I found it rather integrated for its age. There is little doubt that this will improve and evolve even more over the next 5+ years. 93+pts.

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• Tim Heaton commented:

  1/1/12, 12:26 PM - Solid note, thanks for sharing; quite helpful.

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