This wine is drinking very well already. After just a one-hour decant, it was vibrant and then continued evolving over the next two hours. Fruit combines with vanilla and graphite on the palate, culminating with a hint of pepper/berries on the long finish. Glad we got 6, will wait a year to open the next bottle.
Two hour decant. Deep dark magenta color. Black cherry, graphite, pound cake, and subtle chocolate and marmalade. Dry, slightly chalky palate. Firm, yet plush tannins on the longish finish.
This should improve, but I’m not sure how much. It’s a bit shut down from a year ago. The palate is currently more flavorful than the nose.
1 hr decant this time - and it was more closed than the first time. Hmmm. Well, even so, just a gorgeous texture and nice though more muted fruit and more pencil lead. The decanting made this wine more analyzable but also less exuberant. I am guessing this means this will turn into something really very special with time. Drinkable now - very tasty - or keep for a decade. Really nice wine. Same score as before: 94. Relative to expectations: +++
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12/25/2023 - MagicInABottle Likes this wine: 96 Points
This wine is drinking very well already. After just a one-hour decant, it was vibrant and then continued evolving over the next two hours. Fruit combines with vanilla and graphite on the palate, culminating with a hint of pepper/berries on the long finish. Glad we got 6, will wait a year to open the next bottle.
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12/14/2023 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 94 Points
Two hour decant. Deep dark magenta color. Black cherry, graphite, pound cake, and subtle chocolate and marmalade. Dry, slightly chalky palate. Firm, yet plush tannins on the longish finish.
This should improve, but I’m not sure how much. It’s a bit shut down from a year ago. The palate is currently more flavorful than the nose.
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12/14/2023 - Jhalpern27 Likes this wine: 96 Points
This wine just keeps getting better
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10/28/2023 - happy712 Likes this wine: 98 Points
Decanted 4 hours. Even better than last year. Very aromatic nose. Roses, bell pepper, earth, and chocolate in the mouth. Extra long, exquisite finish.
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7/5/2023 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 94 Points
1 hr decant this time - and it was more closed than the first time. Hmmm. Well, even so, just a gorgeous texture and nice though more muted fruit and more pencil lead. The decanting made this wine more analyzable but also less exuberant. I am guessing this means this will turn into something really very special with time. Drinkable now - very tasty - or keep for a decade. Really nice wine. Same score as before: 94.
Relative to expectations: +++
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