Community Tasting Note
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cephomer Likes this wine: 95 points
February 28, 2021 - Double decanted very quickly last nite and then poured myself a glass. I didn't even recall owning this wine but was searching thru the cellar last week and came upon an unopened 6-pack, so here we are...lucky me! There's no noticeable age apparent in the glass. Very generous nose of black fruits, tobacco, some truffle notes and perhaps some foresty pine notes. Interesting. This is a fairly full-bodied wine with ever-present concentrated ripe black fruit. I believe it's some 90% merlot and this fruit comes across as soft, yet quite dense and concentrated, though I wouldn't call it over-extracted. There's also leather, tobacco, earth, chocolate, spice and gamey elements present. This is a very sexy, complex and elegant wine, with silky smooth tannins and a soft, creamy, somewhat round mouthfeel. The finish is equally elegant and a solid 2 minutes long. Delicious wine that is showing extremely well, with a youthful exuberance and freshness. I'm so pleased to have 5 more bottles: I'll follow this wine closely over the next 10-15 yrs!
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3 Comments
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StevieW commented:
4/28/21, 7:53 AM - i think that was my bottle that you were holding for me. 😆
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cephomer commented:
4/28/21, 2:04 PM - Stevie Baby: I'll be moving soon to the UWS and we'll have to get together and drink some of each of our over-the-hill bottles in person!
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SLB83 commented:
5/3/21, 3:21 AM - I’ve got a magnum and, like yourself, I forgot I had this one! I’ll give it another 10 years (at least) by the sounds of it.