Community Tasting Note

OenoEd wrote:

Saturday, July 22, 2023 - Cellar stored since release. Decanted for 90 minutes. Rich black color, no sign of age, nose is like huffing high alcohol black plum and pepper syrup, intense, but kind of linear and not very interesting . Some black mineral bite in the mouth, some ferrous, dried sour cherries macerated in an iron vessel with fine vintage port. Not thick or viscous, but I agree with commenters who said this might be “too big”. Finish is firm, tannic, a bit hot. Ill hold my last two bottles for 3-4 years and see what happens. I almost wish they had skipped ‘03, as this special cuvee aint so special, aside from its expected concentration . Tasted blind with a 2000 Chateau Bellevue, the latter scored 2 points higher and worked better with grass fed beef.

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