Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - tomato, cherry, tobacco notes, mid is bright, resolved - in a good place now. hints of herb and cherry. good finish - perhaps a hint more acid would be more refreshing. excellent "old school claret" type of wine - food friendly and quite satisfying. I wouldn't age it much longer - in a great place now.
two days later - garnet color. ripe core of cherry and plum, hint of tannin still there. after 2 days - acidity came back in a bit more - tart finish with plum tones and hints of tobacco leaf. this really is excellent aged LI wine.