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Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - Purchased at auction in 1999 and stored in my cellar since.

Good dark color, a bit of reddish brick on edge. Nose a bit reticent at first--with coaxing, solid black fruit--dried plums, maybe a bit of a pruney aroma, menthol, cigar box, wet leather, and a whiff of vanilla. Good velvety texture on the palate, with high-toned spice and similar flavors to the nose, but thinner and not as pleasing. Tannins are soft and broad, finish is a bit astringent. In other words, better aromas than flavors. Others at dinner were more impressed but my guess is that this bottle is on the downside--not bad, but this is not going to improve and was probably better 5 years ago. Drink now.

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