Base neck fill; light label condition issue
Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased at auction; Consignor is second owner
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Rich in texture and extraordinarily deep in flavor, a bottomless well of ripe purple plum, black cherry, blackberry, anise and mint flavors that remain round and powerful through the finish, yet maintain a surprisingly elegant feel...
Port-like aromas of black cherry, black raspberry, dark chocolate, cigar box, leather, minerals, cedar and herbs; became fresher and more perfumed with aeration. Powerful and penetrating; the thick, extremely concentrated fruit...
...vanillin oak is immediately evident on the bouquet, but without subduing the smooth supple fruit, showing none of the 'sauvage' characters of the '93. A lovely wine on the palate, although the oak is very evident...
...A powerhouse of a wine. Notably deep crimson. Still quite youthful-looking. Still reticent nose. Well melded, autumnal nose with some tannin still in evidence but very definitely entering middle age...