Community Tasting Note

dcwino wrote:

Sunday, December 7, 2014 - Impromptu gathering with Ken at Tachibana (Tachibana, Mclean, Va): According to Ken it was decanted for about 3 hours in a decanter and then it was probably back in the bottle for about another 2-2.5 hours before poured. Intoxicating nose displaying perfectly ripe blackberries and raspberries, exotic sweet incense, a hint of fine dust, flowers, perfume, tree bark and a slight hint of sous bois. Excellent concentration, perfectly ripe dark fruit driven palate impression, nicely integrated tannins and perfectly harmonious finish. Ken mentioned first about the fine dust and I told him it reminded me of stems. Ken informed me no stem inclusion but I found the dusty note similar to the stem. We were pleasantly surprised by how well this was drinking. This is reaching the beginning stage of the drinking window. It will definitely improve, gaining additional tertiary notes including sous bois and truffle.

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