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Saturday, October 16, 2021 - Floral day, 2 hour decant and served with lamb belly roast

The colour is simply beautiful and surprisingly dark and only just starting to show some signs of bricking and translucency on the rim.

Nose: Really quite a powerful and brooding nose and showing a youthful exuberance despite its 11 years of age. Soft red plum, black cherry, red licorice...a hint of mint and some damp brown leather. Terroir is pleasant and a nice compliment. Honestly this is absolutely lovely with my only qualm being a smidge too much alcohol present on the back of the nose despite the decant.

Palate: A little more red fruit but again flirting with darker fruit elements, sage, leather and terroir drives the initial impressions. The palate seems a little more integrated and has a real plushness to it. Medium acidity and firm, yet approachable tannins.

Not quite what I would have expected but no less enjoyable in the slightest and such a long runway ahead - I'm floored by the youthfulness of this wine and while I would have absolutely zero complaints about drinking this right now I am really excited to see what's to come.

92 points with the potential for 1-2 more with a few more years.

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