Community Tasting Note

• PNIELSEN Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 1, 2017 - I had vowed not to open another of these for a couple of years. Mission accomplished, although now I'm 2 years older! One of the sobering ironies of keeping a cellar, I guess. On to the wine...
  
  This left moderate sediment in the bottle when I decanted it. Aromatically, it showed a bit of sulphur that blew off within a few minutes. A bit shy at first, it opens up to reveal the classic PS mix of black and blue fruits with a fair amount of oak (which I happen to like but others might find intrusive). A couple hours later, some tertiary notes of autumn leaves were there in the background, adding interest. Full-bodied and rich with wonderful mid- and back-palate intensity. Tannin is less brutal than before but it's still pretty tongue-clenching. I will hold off another year or two before opening my last bottle, although this definitely has the stuffing to go much longer than that. (92+)

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• BigTex22 commented:

  12/2/17, 9:19 AM - Thanks for the note. I opened a bottle of this a few years ago and found it very rustic. I’ll hold onto my last bottle a few more years.

• PNIELSEN commented:

  12/2/17, 9:47 AM - Thanks for your note. I'd recommend that. It's softening, slowly, but it's still pretty rustic as you say. Cheers!

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