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Sunday, June 12, 2022 - Highly recommend - at peak, completely mature and drinking beautifully but overall a little bit more astringent and less fruit forward then some other rounder vintages. Drink or hold. This was not formally decanted but rather opened in the bottle for about 3 hours prior to consumption and I would recommend a 60-90 minute decant. No hurry though - this still has years left to go with proper cellaring. Enjoyed w/ risotto done using a modified version of a true, tested and time hallowed CT "wine guys" risotto recipe (thanks Tom Carlson, Tim Heaton, Scott Hollowell). Dark red, peripheral bricking present, soft mouth feel, well integrated - complex and balanced. Long lingering aftertaste. Much improved w/ food - at this point of maturation this really demands food. Nose of dark cherry up front evolving into a more sour cherry note, coffee and wood smoke. Flavor profile up front of dark stone fruit including dark cherry and blueberry giving way to lean earthier notes of coffee, graphite stone. 4 bottles left - will likely drink about one a year.

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