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mwagner7700 wrote:

Sunday, August 17, 2008 - Bottle (presumably) from a re-release of the winery, as everything was in perfect condition: cork in tact, no seepage, only very light staining on the bottom in touch with the wine. Purchased for $150. Served on my 30th b-day. Upon opening, the initial nose was damp earth, and almost cardboard. I worried it was corked. But that blew off in a few seconds. At first sip, the tannins are still there... unreal how much tannic backbone is left in this 30-yr old. With some air (this was not decanted, but served over an hour between 6 of us), it opened to reveal dried red fruits, but mostly tar and some earth. I liked it the most out of everyone... but it was far from great. The wine was a lighter brick/brown with orange tinges on the side. And the finish was rather short. It was still very interesting to try a wine as old as I (I've only had one other wine that was older than 15 years). Very enjoyable, but a good learning experience as I now know that I enjoy wines in the middle of their drinkability window. I do enjoy some lively/youthful fruit, but I also like some of the young, secondary characteristics of earth/cedar. However, I prefer the fruit playing the main role, not the supporting role as in here. 87-89 points.

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