Decanted two hours. Consumed over three days. Plum. Stewed Blueberry. Graphite. No. 2 Pencil. Warm metal fence. Dark Chocolate. Red Cherry. It's textbook and it's lovely. Obviously young, but I was curious. Feels like it's dialed to age quite nicely. Much better on days two and three. Glad to have more; Won't touch the rest for a while.
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Decanted an hour and a half. Candied cranberry. Fresh blueberry. Mashed warm blackberry bushes. White pepper. Grilled herbed meat. Cool evening fireroad hike. This is much better than I remembered before. A wonderfully interesting glass of wine. Perhaps the additional year in the bottle has been kind. Wish I had more if all the bottles pop like this one. Lovely.
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Decanated an hour. Consumed over three days. Noticeably savory. Olive. Herb. Roasted fatty lamb. Metal playground structure on a hot day. Warm gravel. But also deep fruit lurking beneath. Milk chocolate. Better on Days 2 and 3 for me. Didn't last beyond that. Dang good now with patient decant. But not rushing opening any more.
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2020 Château Branaire-Ducru
3/11/2024 - realstevebeam Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted two hours. Consumed over three days.
Plum. Stewed Blueberry. Graphite. No. 2 Pencil. Warm metal fence. Dark Chocolate. Red Cherry. It's textbook and it's lovely. Obviously young, but I was curious. Feels like it's dialed to age quite nicely. Much better on days two and three. Glad to have more; Won't touch the rest for a while.
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2019 Big Basin Vineyards Mourvèdre Old Vine Rodnick.Farm Vineyard
3/11/2024 - realstevebeam Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted an hour and a half.
Candied cranberry. Fresh blueberry. Mashed warm blackberry bushes. White pepper. Grilled herbed meat. Cool evening fireroad hike. This is much better than I remembered before. A wonderfully interesting glass of wine. Perhaps the additional year in the bottle has been kind. Wish I had more if all the bottles pop like this one. Lovely.
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2018 Rhys Syrah Horseshoe Vineyard
2/23/2024 - realstevebeam Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanated an hour. Consumed over three days.
Noticeably savory. Olive. Herb. Roasted fatty lamb. Metal playground structure on a hot day. Warm gravel. But also deep fruit lurking beneath. Milk chocolate. Better on Days 2 and 3 for me. Didn't last beyond that. Dang good now with patient decant. But not rushing opening any more.
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