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Thursday, December 9, 2021 - Epic Napa Trip - Day 5: Tasted at Dana - Loved the fruit on this wine, as well as the mouthfeel. This was by far the best wine at the tasting. I was hoping to taste a horizontal of their big 3, but it was not to be! I have purchased their wines since the 2012 vintage, and even purchased a 2007 Lotus on the secondary market. I have yet to open a bottle because at this price point, I want the wine peaking when I drink it. I did open a 2007 Lotus and was very disappointed....not sure if it was bottle variation, my sky high expectations or if the wine is just old and tired. However, I stopped buying Dana for the most part, and was hoping this tasting would convince me it was a bad decision. Sorry to say, but I have no regrets.

This wine was my favorite of the tasting, and was drinking quite well. The purity of the fruit and some of the tertiary qualities could be seen, even at this young age. The wine is quite structured, and I would never turn down a bottle/glass, but I do think there are better values out there at this price point. This wine showed plenty of layered dark fruit on the nose and palate, as well as some graphite and earth notes, coupled with some oak, chocolate and spice. 94 today....should improve, but will likely be opening my bottles at around the 8 year mark. Not sure if these are built for the super long haul, and at this price, I would rather error on the side of too soon, rather than too late.

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