Even at 11 years of age, the still restrained and wonderfully fresh nose is only now beginning to display good layering along with hints of mandarin orange, apple, pear and white flower. There is good if not excellent underlying tension to the attractively mineral-infused flavors that finish with very good persistence and fine balance. In contrast to the wine in 750 ml (see herein for that note), this is still moderately tightly wound and while it could certainly be enjoyed now, I would be inclined to allow it another 4 to perhaps 7 years due to the large format bottling.

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