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Default TN 2004 Leoville Barton

On Aug 19, 1:10?pm, Ronin wrote:
> On 2007-08-19 08:20:21 -0700, DaleW > said:
>
> > . Mostly cassis fruit, with a note of sweet licorice.
> > Some graphite on the finish.

>
> I often wonder how people know what things like graphite taste like.
> Do people go around sucking rocks so they are better able to describe
> wine?? :-)


(I don't know what to call you, sorry)
Well, I think Gary Vaynerchuk (sp?) did on David Letterman. But I
personally have stuck quite a few pencil leads on my tongue over the
years. Pencils and graphite dust lubricant are pretty widespread.