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• BBencz Likes this wine: 99 points

  May 1, 2016 - Stunning. Best 2010 CdP I've had to date.

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• csimm commented:

  5/1/16, 7:26 AM - Hi there. Did you decant at all? I'm curious how much air you gave this (if any), as I've really wanted to pop one of my bottles but have been trying to wait for the most optimum drinking window. CdPs can be quite moody if opened too soon. Thanks in advance.

• BBencz commented:

  5/1/16, 8:34 AM - Popped and let sit in cellar for an hour in bottle. Then decanted and let sit for another hour. Was pretty much perfect after those two hours. Big, but not hot. Certainly not dumbing down at all. Will go another 20 years easy. Had it side-by-side with the 2009 Veneur VV. No comparison. The '09 was nice (a bit hot, though), but the '10 was out of this world.

• csimm commented:

  5/1/16, 9:13 AM - Outstanding! Thank you so much for the information. Extremely helpful. Looks like I'll have to dig in thanks to your experience. I have a few, so worth experimenting at least. Thanks again. Sounds like a really exciting wine!

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