Community Tasting Note
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ledocq Likes this wine: 93 points
July 13, 2016 - So delightful - I think this is the best PS I've had (Biale, you're no slouch). Highly recommented but with one crucial asterisk that we'll get to. Lovely dark opacity, ruby (just barely) at the edges. Nose is intensely robust and dusty, and the opening is this rich, symphonic holy-moley of dark fruits that have a peppery note and then -- the finish. So I have a friend Wilton who took me to a Thai restaurant where they let him order things by heat. "1" was the mildest. "5" was the spiciest. He ordered a few "1"s but then asked to have a certain curry as a "5."
The waiter shook his head. "You've never had higher than a 3 before."
"That's why I want it."
"No, you're not ready."
My friend was from New Orleans. "Give me the 5."
So the curry shows up, my friend takes a bite, and it's like a Tex Avery cartoon. Smoke billows out of his mouth, his eyeballs roll back in his head, flames shoot out of his ears, and then, through parched, smoldering lips, he huskily apologies. He wasn't ready.
The waiter says, "Very good. That was the 4, by the way."
So the tannins on this thing? 4.4 people found this helpful 9,968 views
3 Comments
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Exit 105 commented:
7/14/16, 8:40 AM - Great TN! Sounds like these bottles need a lengthy decant presently.
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wineotim commented:
7/16/16, 7:02 PM - Great story! Very funny. I need to get a bottle of this.
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ledocq commented:
7/17/16, 11:32 AM - I'd add that I pumped it and put it in the fridge overnight -- the next day, I tried to drink it too cold and it was a disaster. I thought it had gone off. But when it hit about 60 degrees (I'm guessing) it returned to full beauty. Still strong on Day 3 -- not just good but great then. Glad I have another bottle.