TN: 1998 Napanook

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4/19/03

$ I can't remember -- TJ Rating = 83 points

I had this with dinner the other night (burgers, super fresh from the meat market!).

This had a medium to medium dark color. I had opened this and let it sit for maybe 15 minutes and then splash decanted it into a pitcher I use when it is just Mrs. TJ and I. I stuck my nose in the pitcher and it had a huge nose of cinammon and crushed cherry pits, but it faded all too quickly. Fairly uninspiring, but it slowly improved just a little bit with time. There was fruit there, but no complexity and it seemed slightly out of whack to me. The tannins seemed kind of faint and did not meld the wine into something with any framework. The finish was ok, but the flavors it was reminding you of were just average, simpler flavors.