Community Tasting Note
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Purple Tooth wrote: 95 points
January 25, 2019 - As powerful as it can get without being heavy, this producer has grown up and is now consistently producing first growth quality wines of the old at the old price. In a great vintage, you are getting something truly special. That being said, it will require time and patience.This wine is very old school with its earthy perfume, and massive depth of fruit and oak spice.The tannic frame keeps all the heaviness in check and punctuates the power of the wine along the thrilling long finish. HOLD 7 years plus for reward
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vintage1949 commented:
5/31/19, 2:10 PM - Greetings,
I am 70 years old thus cannot wait the seven to ten years as many have mentioned. I fully realize this has a tannic structure but in five years would a long decant help to settle it down for enjoyment? —-Dave -
Purple Tooth commented:
5/31/19, 2:29 PM - Hi Dave, I have a friend who says he doesn't even buy green bananas anymore...So I get it :-) Nothing wrong with drinking this right now with a 2 hour plus decant...You will just be leaving allot of upside from development on the table. I would say you are better off waiting at least 3 years, but the 2016 Vintage has s a very well structured old school feel to it without the heavy feel of 2009 forward and is built for the long, long haul in my humble opinion...Try one, life is too short. Cheers to you :-)
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vintage1949 commented:
5/31/19, 3:18 PM - Greetings-Thanks for the advice. In the old days-grin-I never worried about how many years in the cellar a wine had to sleep. Both of my parents lived into their 80”s so I may be too concerned about aging recently purchased wine.
You can’t take a wine opener with you at the end so planning drinking dates now. Grin —-Dave