Community Tasting Note
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partylikeakennedy wrote: 91 points
February 19, 2016 - Pretty fantastic for what's apparently a shit vintage. Well, it's right up my alley, anyway. Deep only red color; medium amount of sediment. Took others' recommendations and decanted for about 3 hours (just enough to time to head over town, piledrive some sushi into my facehole, drive back home, kill a bottle of Billecart, and settle in for the evening). Nice nose, a balance of dank and fruit. Anise, wintergreen, loam. Palate is a nice smooth blend of many nuances, all very subtle. Tart pie cherries without the tart; cassis, leather, a dash of smoke. The K&L e-newsletter today was right - this is not for you big Cali Can drinkers!
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englishman's claret commented:
3/9/16, 7:32 PM - I've always loved the 97s, as ephemeral as they are.
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partylikeakennedy commented:
3/11/16, 7:51 PM - That's what makes them so much fun though!