Community Tasting Note

• VTCellarDweller Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 7, 2012 - This was the first bottle opened from two cases acquired over the last 18 months. It was decanted for two hours with minimal sediment. It was consumed several days ago with dinner but I did not take notes at that time. The descriptions proved in earlier notes by Flamengo and several others are consistent with my recollection so I will restrict comment to my overall impression.
  It was beautifully balanced, elegant, and nuanced hitting all the high notes I look for. The last bottle to give this much enjoyment was a 1999 Musar. That said, it clearly hinted at even more potential. It will be a challenge to keep my hands off this for another 5+ years. Patience presumed, I can then look forward to another 15+ years of extraordinary drinking pleasure. I eagerly await release of the 2001 Gran Reserva.

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2 Comments

• Tim Heaton commented:

  12/7/12, 10:21 AM - Your note has me sourcing a case, sounds right up my alley. Cheers!

• bretrooks commented:

  12/7/12, 12:29 PM - We opened one of these at my tasting group's Secret Santa party last weekend, and when the gift bottles came out, it ended up being the one I got to bring home, much to my delight. Beautiful stuff.

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