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Sunday, July 16, 2023 - First, thanks to many here who warned that this wine is young and needs either time in the cellar or time in the decanter. To the many who popped, poured and gave it mediocre ratings - I think you missed a trick by a wide margin. On the other hand if you are looking for a fruit bomb, look elsewhere now or 10 years from now - its not heading there.

OK, had this with Grilled/smoked rack of lamb & black bean salad over basmati race. Decanted immediately. Nosed but did not touch for > 90 minutes, then continued enjoying through the evening. Both of us tasted and smelled the same things, mostly.

Out of the bottle, this initially seems like a new-world ish wine, with forward red fruit. By the end of the evening it had pivoted to much more earth, balance, dark fruit, tar/tobacco, pepper and if Spain has garrigue, something like it.

After several hours even the tannins were fine grained. No, not mature, but fine grained and quite drinkable.

I really like this wine, and everything tells me i will like it much more in a few years and more still in 10. Maybe i rated it with that i mind, it might not be 93 as of today (well, yesterday), but its quite a delicious, complex and serious wine.

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