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Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 89.7 points

  • Prior bottle was almost 14 months ago and this wine has improved more than I had anticipated in that time. Black cherry, blackberry and earth notes on the nose with the vanilla now a more balanced background note. Medium bodied with the same mix of black cherry and blackberry as prior bottles, but with noticeably more nuance. As this wine has opened up, the fruit notes have taken on extra dimensions. The softer black cherry has opened up and contrasts well with the brighter black cherry while the blackberry has both darker, deeper notes that almost get to plum as well as higher and brighter notes. These elements are tied together with tannins and acidity on the backside that have improved balance with the fruit. Minerals, earth and spices make up the finishing notes with the mineral qualities perhaps taking on slightly more prominence. Overall, this wine has come together better than I'd hoped and in a fashion it should be able to maintain for several more years.

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  • Idem à la dernière bue il y a près d'un an, et même une coche de plus.

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  • Prior bottle was just over two years ago and this wine remains in a good spot. Nose shows black cherry, earth and lots of vanilla notes. Just above medium bodied with the same mix of black cherry and blackberry as the dominant fruit notes. The mid-body continues to open up and shows more rounded, more accessible fruit notes than previously. Tannins on the backside are more integrated than previously. Finish shows mineral qualities, earth and spice notes. Fruit continues to hold up well and the tannins continue to integrate. This wine is close to or at peak and while it should be able to hold this level for another couple of years, there's no reason to delay. I will probably open my last bottle later in 2021.

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  • Ok. Likely heading downhill

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  • At full-maturity, the wine is earthy, smoky, round, lush, soft and still fresh, with its dark red pit fruits, licorice, cocoa and stony, mid-palate finish. I'd opt for drinking this over the next few years before it starts its gentle decline.

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