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Monday, January 31, 2022 - After PnP trial, I gave this 3 hours of air in bottle and decanted 1 hour before service (little fine sediment).
The nose is super intense. I was trying to figure it all out (ripe plums, lots of florals, kirsch, cacao, oak spices, damp earth) but the first impression was "pot-pourri". This is a loaded nose. Some will love it, I did, others won't. This has a nice concentration and the initial palate is rather lush but there is still a nice young streak of acidity that lifts it all up. The tannins are chalky and still a little astringent. This must have been a monster when young. At this age, it is starting to show balance between the ripe fruit, the acidity, the still present tannins, the oak spices and the alcohol which does appear on the nose and palate. It finishes very long with a lot of complexity still on the ending. It's a great contemplative wine but in order to go through the bottle, proper food pairing is a must for me. No rush on this. There is plenty of everything to keep going. Not necessarily my cup of tea but I'm happy that I have another to see how it will evolve in 10 years.

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