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Saturday, January 2, 2021 - How interesting: a 1986 vintage bordeaux, rebottled by the chateau in 2011 and looks like new. I've never seen such a thing. The wine itself comes out young looking too, dark like the color of crushed blackberries, with not a glint of amber. The nose is rich with notes of cassis, spicebox, soy and the viscous hoisin sauce that comes with roast-duck pancakes. Medium bodied on the palate, the wine is light on its feet, with delicious fulsome dark berry layers and a tannic edge. Compared to the 1986 Gruaud Larose, this wine is on the younger side, and does not quite have the depth, length and subtle creamy edge of its grown-up neighbor. But folks who own this can wait 5-10 more years to see if time might work some magic.

P.S. This was the last hurrah of the holidays; 'tis now the season to detox. Write again in Feb.

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