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Monday, June 19, 2023 - tasting note made 7 hours after opening, wine not decanted

impenetrably deep red-black color, the potent nose which was fruit driven at opening has settled into a brooding mass of cassis, prune and cherry fruit infused with layers of mocha, dark chocolate and firm dark spice and herb notes, on the palate full-bodied with gripping tannins and a powerful mid-palate to match of black cherries coated in unsweetened dark chocolate, plums and a generally dark fruit profile, exceptionally long finish with explosive floral notes leading into an almost endless aftertaste of savory dried herb and spice, at opening the fruit was more dominant, but as the hours have passed this has closed down while also showing increasingly complex layers of fruit, cocoa, coffee and herbal textures, this wine is well out of my AFWE Bordeaux wheelhouse but on those rare occasions where the company and fare demand it- this is the Amarone I reach to first with eager anticipation, for all its glorious excesses this is also a very serious and well-grounded wine- and like many great burgundies demands your careful attention to fully explore all the nuances it has to offer, if you open one young in this vintage- I highly recommend pop and pour with at least 4-5 hours to revisit after, with time it adds weight on the mid-palate in addition to complexity, but you don't want to miss the full visibility of the wild and lusty fruit that is best seen right after opening, one of the great singular wines of the world.

*(****), 2030++

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