Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Laurel Glen

Cork was mostly shrunken; fortunately the business end was still intact. The bottom 1/2 inch stayed behind in the bottle. In decanting there was a moderate amount of very solid sediment, nothing clouding the wine itself. There's only a hint of brown edges. Immediately after opening the acid predominated, but there was quite a bit of super-bright fruit. After an hour the fruit was much more prominent and the balance was lovely. There is enough fully integrated tannin to give …