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bendb Likes this wine:

Friday, November 24, 2023 - Decanted for 4-5 hours after standing upright for a few days; there was a bunch of fine sediment, which surprised me.

This is a remarkable wine! The nose is immediately interesting, with vivid strawberries and lilacs and baking spices, and maybe something a little vegetal too.

On the palate, the green note is a little more prominent, along with cedar, pencil shavings, and oh those tannins. This is definitely young, even seven years after bottling. The finish is moderately long, and a little drying. This would hold up nicely with steak or lamb, but I'm drinking it on its own and it holds up fine in solo mode, too.

I like it, though more for the nose than the palate right now. Let's see how it does tomorrow.

Day 2:

Mostly the same. The tannins have receded a bit, as has the floral nose. On the palate, the same foresty notes are a little more pronounced. I don't want to call the flavors "minty" or "piney", because they aren't, but those are impressions that I have.

Tonight I drank this with a ribeye, and indeed the two go really nicely together. Beautiful wine.

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