Upon opening it was not showing much at all. Not as aromatic as I expected, little tannin, and of course primary.
Giving it a few hours in the decanter is has begun to open up. Aromatically is has become more assertive, some spirit to it, and notes of plum and some dark berries. Only been open a few hours yet so I hope for more as the night goes on and I will save some for tomorrow night to see how it ends up.
So far, while I havenot had a bad Vesuvio, not as good as the 00, 99, 96, 94. Had no more that that so hard to compare more. In any case, still not a bad way to spend the evening.
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Jay.