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• bsumoba wrote: 91 points

  October 28, 2020 - Drank over 3 days.
  
  Day 1: 88
  Day 2: 90
  Day 3: 91
  
  Was a bit off putting in the beginning. There was some heat and/or VA going on in the glass even after a one hour decant. But through the issues with the nose on Day 1, notes of cherries, stones and earthy spice. Color was dark ruby center transitioning to a clear rim. Taste was better than the nose. I also got cherries and Santa Cruz Mtn terroir. The 16' Monte Bello I had the week before blows this out of the water.
  
  Day 2 was much better. Some of the nose that I did not like on Day 1 blew off for the most part on Day 2. Cherries, plum jam, gravel, wood, and forest floor dominate the nose and taste.
  
  Day 3 my wife and I polished off the bottle and it improved slightly from Day 2. Tannins were smooth and fine. The nose was much much better now and I can see this getting a bit better with age. I disagree with the critics and this is just pushing into the 90+ pt range.

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• srh commented:

  10/29/20, 1:09 PM - I'm *very* impressed with your systematically *detailed* TN! :) THANK you SO much for your efforts in posting it! :) [BTW, *should* you be interested, I've uploaded specific info for this vintage, including acclaim, which can be accessed via the CellarTracker Article link (lower lft)].

• srh commented:

  6/15/21, 4:59 PM - SHOULD you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉

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