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Saturday, March 2, 2024 - Double decanted around 3pm for service around 630pm, at which point it was drunk over the course of 2-3 hours.

This bottle was significantly better than my last bottle. On open tannins and acid were evident as with the last bottle, but there remained ample dark fruit and earthy tones to balance the structure of the wine (this was not the case last time, and as a result the wine came off as being much more "dried out"). The overall result was a wine that presented itself as less austere than I'd expected.

Over the course of the evening the wine continued to improve, the fruit flavours became more lush, and the earthy tones came forward to round out what I felt was a very classically tasting Brunello. We drank this next to an '01 Percarlo which provided really nice contrast -- this had a noticeably darker fruit profile and showed more earth both on the palate and nose as opposed to the brighter red fruited profile of the percarlo that seemed to be accented with secondary aromas from the oak treatment more than soil tones.

Regardless, both bottles were excellent and paired very well with various cuts of steak, potato dauphinoise, and roast vegatables.

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