Worked an event as a somm this evening and got to take this baby home???? didn’t get the chance to really sit and taste it and think about it (like a nerd) until about 1am

Stupidly complex on the nose, even from this young vintage and after being open about 5 hours. There’s super ripe black fruits. Oak notes, the chocolate and baking spices. A lot of herbal complexities like dried fennel and anise and leather

‼️ BAD VIBES ALERT ‼️

Sadly the wine had seen just barely too much air by the time I got to taste it at home???? Some VA before the finish that just totally threw the rest of the palate off. I do still remember tasting it right after I opened it, and enjoying the massive structure and the herbaceous finish.

Really hope y’all who can afford this wine are stashing them away and not drinking them. There’s a LONG, LONG future ahead for this one.