by David M. Bueker » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:10 pm
Have read some less than flattering things about this wine lately, so I stood one up a couple of weeks ago. Finally got around to it last night. Color was good, and rather more to the ruby end of the spectrum rather than the modern inky purple. Surprisingly there was still some notable oak presence, along with dusty black fruits. On the palate it was mostly intergrated, but in no way resolved. Tannins are still there, and likely to outlive the fruit, but it's not drying now. Overall I think this wine is in a good place, and would happily drink most of my remaining bottles in the near (2 years or so) term. I might leave one or two just to see what happens.
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