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Thursday, April 6, 2017 - Coravin tasting pour at WineLegend Wine Bar in West Orange, NJ. I tried to give this as much air as time would permit, but over 30 minutes of swirling it was still quite closed. I wonder if this bottle was in "shock" from a good bit of shipping movement. Bright, medium garnet color. On the nose there is a good bit of leather, bacon, anise, faint sour cherry and floral violet. Medium tannin, medium plus acidity. On the palate I got some various red fruits, wet stones and a somewhat lean, bright mouthfeel. Elegant, slightly short to medium length finish with a bit of boysenberry jam and smoke. It seems to need food and benefited from some sheep's milk cheese. I had hoped to be blown away by this but I was puzzled by it and assume, given other rave reviews, that there is something less than perfect about this bottle, though there was no obvious flaw or off scent/flavor. It just didn't seem properly aged and "settled down"/integrated. It also clearly will benefit from more time in a proper cellar. Based solely on this bottle, I would say "over-hyped" small production collector's item....but I will reserve judgement to a better situation from someone's cellar I trust.

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