Community Tasting Note

Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 4 years since my last bottle from this case. Decanted 2 hours then back into the bottle to take to dinner with the WGDMs.....

Mid garnet in the glass. Nose of classic pencil lead/graphite and red fruit. Some earthy mushroom notes as well.

Palate is nicely integrated and for the most part, resolved. There is more fruit remaining at 2-3 hours of air and it lessens slightly after that. Balance is key here, as always. Very nice but I get the feeling there are a few more points in here down the road.....very consistent from bottle to bottle thus far.

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Comment posted by O'Meara:

4/29/2024 8:29:00 PM - Thanks for the note. I’m inspired to open a bottle based upon your review. Cheers!
Comment posted by Mark1npt:

4/29/2024 9:01:00 PM - Glad to help, my friend! Amazing how this one is slowly settling into it's drinking window, yet I think I've scored just about every bottle I've had from the case over the last 7 years, a 95? Seemingly for slightly different reasons every time. I still think there's a couple of points left to surface....
Comment posted by O'Meara:

4/30/2024 11:33:00 AM - These 2005 have been late bloomers, but I think we will be rewarded for patience. Be well.
Comment posted by Mark1npt:

4/30/2024 2:55:00 PM - Yes! Totally agree!