94 gallo barrelli creek

[Drew]

Opened my last bottle stored at home,(still have 2 at the Ocean). This one was the best yet. This bottle had thrown very little sediment and was quite youthful with enough fine grained tannins on the 40 second finish to conclude that some, with good storage, can go 15 or so years. Sweet currant and dark plum flavors with hints of brown sugar and baking vanilla. very nice surprise as I opened it thinking it might be on the big downslide. Served it with spit roasted chicken that had slight caramelization of the skin and black beans and rice. Sounds like an odd pairing but was wonderful.

Drew