Community Tasting Note

yerrbo wrote:

Friday, March 3, 2017 - brought this to a restaurant and let the Somm have a glass as well. The cork took a bit of patience to get out but it relented in one piece. We decanted and filtered out the sediment. On first glance the wine was very dark which worried me even more. To the nose it smelled of a refined funky molasses. My initial tasting was quite surprising as it brought hints of cherry and pomegranate. If it weren't so smooth and complex I would say it was young as it exhibited a vibrancy that I haven't tasted in older Cabs before. (Although I'm no expert so this may be common) The finish carried the vibrancy for some time sort of dancing on my palate. I was shocked at how good this is given that this was a 48 year old standard bottling and the Somm commented to me how floored he was that not only was the bottle still good but that it was this good.

This gives me much hope for the other bottles I have.

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