Community Tasting Note
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randyjc wrote: 96 points
June 8, 2018 - A marvelous wine - big, brash and assertive. And yet, refined and seductive and completely sexy. Beautiful nose of cassis, new leather and graphite. A bit of alcohol heat and some sweetness. The flavors are a mouthful - wow. Bold black fruit - blackberries and cassis, mint, graphite. Sweet, incredibly fine tannins that are drying only on the finish. Drinks with a higher alcohol feel though that just seems to be a rough edge at this point. Lengthy, sexy finish. I wish that I could, today, taste this wine as what it will be in 20 years. Just entering drinking window - and it drank beautifully alongside filet with green peppercorn sauce. Truly beautiful wine.
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3 Comments
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ekfc63 commented:
6/8/18, 9:49 AM - How long was the decant?
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ekfc63 commented:
6/8/18, 9:50 AM - How long was the decant?
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randyjc commented:
6/8/18, 1:30 PM - The wine would have benefited quite a bit from a much longer decant. It's a wine that, if I were drinking it again within the next couple years, I would decant it in the morning. I also suggest making sure the serving temperature is low 60s because of the alcohol which, though stated on the bottle as 14%, seems higher.