Community Tasting Note
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MattMauldin Likes this wine: 93 points
March 12, 2021 - Two hour decant. Black olive color with tones of garnet. Warm and generous nose - red currant, blackberry, cedar/cigar humidor, allspice & clove, hints of red flowers and dried herbs. Broad, succulently ripe and savory palate - stately black and red fruit and quick secondary depth of anise seed, spices and cedar. Dense and compact, medium-bodied, fleshing out with air. Plenty of tension, very firm tannins, fine-grained. Ample stuffing on the finish. Early to mid-primary, but a good early look. Hold 5-10+ years.
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5 Comments
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Mark1npt commented:
3/12/21, 8:36 PM - Thanks for your detailed notes on this and especially the decant time. Looking forward to trying one of mine, soon.
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MattMauldin commented:
3/12/21, 9:17 PM - Thanks for the comment Mark. Air is definitely your friend on this. It keeps getting better with time in the decanter. No hurry, will age a long time, but no shame in enjoying now if you're craving a good Bordeaux.
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Mark1npt commented:
3/13/21, 5:03 AM - Thanks for the follow up. I've got a few of these so may try one soon! Some of these '12 BDXs are drinking beautifully right now.
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MattMauldin commented:
3/13/21, 1:34 PM - If you have more than one, definitely a good time to check in. Enjoy, and cheers!
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Mark1npt commented:
3/13/21, 2:46 PM - Will do, thanks Matt!