It is with some lament that I have opened my last of four bottles of this wine, but the wait was well worth the patience. This wine has consistently performed well, ever since I first tried it in 2006. The wine was young then and slightly green to the palette. I opened the next two bottles in 2007 and 2011, with the latter opening being the most impressive. Tonight, however, outperformed all the prior bottles. Immediately after uncorking and decanting the bottle, the wine’s beautiful aroma swept across the countertop. After about an hour, the wine came into form with a plush, evolving palette featuring pomegranate, dark cherry, tea, leather, and controlled minerals. This wine’s remaining structure and tannins suggest that it could have continued to age gracefully another five years or more.
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