Brilliant ruby with bricking around the rim. Aromas of light cherry, mint, red berries, wonderful sweet cherry candy, gentle spices. (Amazing)
Palate--Lively acidity, integrated structure, slightly tart and wonderful cherry fruit all over the place. Finishes with a much classier ending than ever expected.
OK--This was a gift many years ago and has been in my cellar for over a decade. The original regular 750ml bottle cost about $8.
This is now the third time in a few years I have been blown away at older wines which were not "expensive" wines on release and really shouldn't even be drinkable at this state of their existence. But the large format wines, (*Double Magnum in this case) which this is, tend to age much better than the 750ml bottle. Still this honestly should have been only fit to pour down the drain. Instead it will be THE wine served with the Thanksgiving feast.
*Dbl-magnum equals 4 bottles of wine.
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