Saturday, May 17, 2014 - Enjoyed with friends on our last night in Atlanta before moving to Mexico.
Decided not to decant given the age and expected fragility of the wine. Start out a little stinky, but after about an hour in bottle, the wine began to open up beautifully. This wine is rocking.
Very floral nose with surprising amounts of red fruit (wild strawberry), kirsch, and good acidity. Quite lush on the palate compared to what I would expected given the age and style. Coloring was still ruby red with good clarity, though fading around the rim. Great wine.
Bottle was consumed by the 2.5 hour mark and was starting to shut down.