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Monday, October 23, 2023 - This wine is VERY good QPR. I think it could go another year or two and improve but if you have any, want to hedge your bets, and like a wine that balances acidity, fruit, and tertiary notes drink one now and try it asses your preferences.

Had with duck. Upon opening, was aromatically closed but tasted good. Wine improved a lot with time, 2 hours in and aroma and taste continued to strengthen and improve but peaking. 3 hours and I think we’ve started to decline (alcohol becoming more noticeable and hot.)

Not complex, but what is there is good and exactly what you hope for from CDR at this price. Nose was blackberry, a bit of pepper, and a lovely secondary smell of new leather. Mid-pallete showed a gentle but supportive tannic structure, maybe a tiny bit of wood but nice. Fresh acidity throughout. Slightly too much heat from alcohol but at this price point who cares. Finish was shortish but pleasant.

Damn, what a solid wine for £13/$15. In my experience these wines benefit tremendously by allowing them to age for at least 4-5 years.

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