Community Tasting Note

oncocyte wrote:

Sunday, June 19, 2016 - Psst, buddy, wanna buy some really good tapenade? I mean really primo. Here, smell.
Yea, that is an excellent aroma of tapenade, refined, not pungent, lovely.
Here, taste.
Wow, that is great. Not excessively forward, just the right salinity, a lovely and pleasing taste. I'd like some. What's it cost by the way?
Oh, for you, only 40 dollars an ounce. 27.5 ounce minimum order, of course.
WHAT???
So, kidding aside, I pulled my last bottle last night for a major anniversary. I last scored it 100 in 2013. Now there is "no my bags were not in my constant control" caveat here; we went to a show and I dropped it off at the restaurant with instructions to open it 2 hours before our reservation. That said, I have no concerns re provenance. The wine was still dark, dense flavorful, integrated, but really dominated on the nose and palate by tapenade. that can be a great accent in wine, but I did not really enjoy it as the whole show.
I am moving all my few pre-97 Bryants into the "consume soon" section on Excel based on this experience. Was this just bottle variation?

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