But I couldn't help myself. It was Thanksgiving. I wanted to open something special. And this was the oldest thing I had in the "drinkable" pile. Of course it paired horribly with just about every dish we had on the table.
The wine itself was a wonderful dark purple. It smelled like plums and had a velvety, jammy taste to it. It was quite smooth, with no defects discernable to my amateur palate. I decanted it for about 20 min prior to drinking, and that probably could have gone on longer.
Anyway, I don't have any more of it, so I won't know if it gets any better with age unless Ben has some stashed away. If so I propose we conviene in 2013 and give it a try.
