No formal notes, had with pasta with slightly spicy meatsauce.

Back up the f'n truck. Seriously, at $19.99, this stuff is insanely good. Every bit as good as the '03. Rich blue, purple, and black fruits with a lint of lavender and great rich mouthfeel but with admirable acidity. This is a pheonominal qpr at under $20 by the case. The high rating doesn't do the hedonistic factor complete justice. 91.

Opened 2 hours, no decanting...

Showing ever so slight green and astringency. Good, but not as good as the previous bottle. Similar notes. 90.

3rd bottle was another 90 pointer. 4th was up to 91.5. There is a little bottle variation here...