The best bottle (?) of the case originally purchased as a birthday wine to drink every year. Everything came together for the last crescendo. Bottle variation really affected this wine, so it seems!
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Consistent with previous note from 2019. The wine retrains its structure and balance, though the fruit and complexity are still somewhat mild. Not getting any better but not downhill yet either.
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Actually enjoyed this bottle more than the last few I've had. Could be bottle variation, but this had more noticeable structure and length. Good fruit, tannin and balance. Very elegant.
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This bottle was either lightly corked or oxidized. Torn between the two. It actually improved with about 3 hours of air but the fruit was still somewhat muted and tertiary characteristics are starting to appear at the forefront.
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12/24/2021 - DRK III wrote:
The best bottle (?) of the case originally purchased as a birthday wine to drink every year. Everything came together for the last crescendo. Bottle variation really affected this wine, so it seems!
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7/19/2020 - DRK III wrote:
Consistent with previous note from 2019. The wine retrains its structure and balance, though the fruit and complexity are still somewhat mild. Not getting any better but not downhill yet either.
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8/30/2019 - DRK III wrote:
Actually enjoyed this bottle more than the last few I've had. Could be bottle variation, but this had more noticeable structure and length. Good fruit, tannin and balance. Very elegant.
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12/28/2018 - DRK III wrote: 84 Points
This bottle was either lightly corked or oxidized. Torn between the two. It actually improved with about 3 hours of air but the fruit was still somewhat muted and tertiary characteristics are starting to appear at the forefront.
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7/14/2017 - DRK III wrote: 87 Points
Don't recall any significant changes this year. Probably plateaued for now.
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