Rogov, hi-
Wondering when you may have last tried this wine. Your 2008 book indicates that you give this wine a "drink up" status, which I would agree with. I had the opportunity to try this wine the other day and I was wildly surprised. Having expected a DEAD wine, I was instead treated to a wine that while clearly on its last leg was soft, possessed earthy, leather & dry fruit aromas, still had some fading red color to it and interestingly (to me) had NO SEDIMENT whatsoever.
After being open for about 3-4 hours the wine did take a decidedly bad turn towards an untimely death. But the first 2/3 - 3/4 of the bottle was quite nice.
As to no sediment, is this a result of filtration? With what I have perceived as a trend among boutiques to do minimal fining and filtration this surprised me.
Thanks & looking forward to your thoughts...