1996 Ch. Larose-Trintaudon

[hotwine]

Had another tonight with oak-grilled ribeyes of grass-fed Charolais and leftover shrimp creole from last night. Burst of mountain juniper (scrub cedar) on the nose, with saddleleather and mushrooms. Decanted for an hour before dinner, and that tamed it enough to allow some CS fruit to show through. Still young, though, and my last bottle. Other '96 Bordeaux will sleep a while longer.