Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - opened and decanted for 2 hours:
nose: upon first sniff it's very earthy and vegetal but fresh, at one point i smelled manure. it definitely has blackberry smell and some kind of citrus zest
taste: after decanting for a couple of hours - chewy, and meaty. quite tannic at first, mellows out a little but tannins still there for days. at the end i taste very overt aged runny cheese that lasts for a while. oral experience sticks with you for ages. very subtle blanched almonds maybe at the very, very end.
definitely, definitely way too young to drink now. have a second bottle and very excited for it.