Community Tasting Note

O>-< wrote:

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - Decanted for 2 hours, poured back into the bottle, traveled 1/2 hour, re-decanted for 1/2 hour, and it was more than ready to go. Very dark color, but crimson/red - not so purple in tone. The nose shows a remarkable maturity for such a young wine, with complex and exotic combinations of sauvage notes, beef blood, anise, pepper, char, dark chocolate, and blackberry cobbler - utterly intoxicating just to smell! The palate is already layered and deep, with grilled meat and coffee that are at least equal to the blackberry/creme de cassis fruit. Rather smooth tannins, but fairly lively acidity, and a finish that goes and goes. Unanimous WOTN in some tough company, this needed less decanting than I expected and seems far more approachable than I dreamed it would be. Drink now or hold.

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