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2013

Cliff Lede High Fidelity

Tasted 19 February 2017 California · Napa Valley

Similar to my previous notes. My last bottle. It was good, even a little better than when I last tried it back in December. A few hours in the decanter helped significantly. But even as I type this, I've forgotten any…

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