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• chablis28 wrote: 86 points

  May 25, 2019 - Still having a difficulty getting past the 14.5% alc and its definitely noticeable for me so may be higher than stated. If it had more lift that would certainly help too. Good material otherwise but not energetic enough for my liking. Then again, there are very few btls of CDP I still enjoy. Paired with rubbed ribs tonight.

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• snipes commented:

  5/27/19, 2:39 PM - Would you say the wine has entered its drinking window?

• chablis28 commented:

  5/27/19, 3:00 PM - Yes, I would. For my palate, I don't see it improving. For me it feels weighty and in need of more lift and less Alc. The Alc on modern CDP is a major problem, for my palate. There are many folks though who will love this wine and think of many of my favs are thin :).

• snipes commented:

  5/27/19, 3:12 PM - Thank you. I have a bunch of them...still waiting for them to settle down. All / Most of the '05s for that matter though. Definitely have had more enjoyable experiences with the 04s and 06 VT. Both in the less heralded and "thinner" vintages. :) I'm not giving up on the 05s just yet though.

• chablis28 commented:

  5/27/19, 7:16 PM - Sounds good. You're more of CDP guy and should go with your instincts.

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