Community Tasting Note

aagrawal wrote:

Friday, December 2, 2016 - Dinner @ Home (Fremont, CA): Aromatic nose with black fruit, blackberry, blackcurrant, dense and rich without being at all overripe, purity of fruit; palate is full bodied, blackberry fruit, smooth rich texture throughout, tannins are moderate and present but juicy and never drying, medium to medium-plus acidity, fresh throughout, alcohol is medium and very well balanced, black fruit throughout and persistent through the finish; medium-long finish. Superb showing tonight, in line with many of my previous bottles, and in comparison to the 1997 tonight it shows less of the old-world green but much more fruit density without any of the drying which more than makes up for it. This gets the edge for me and is drinking wonderfully now but with plenty of time ahead to last. I compared these two bottlings in March 2016 and came to the exact same conclusion. 93-94

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