Clos Rene Pomerol 98

Given this bottle by brother for birthday.  We opened it at a dinner party for friends in Nov 06.  It had a few hours to breathe and was pretty smooth, although probably could have done with a few more years in the bottle to really mellow it out.

Overall 7/10 - a good wine, especially with a decent cut of meat, but still slightly too tannic to enjoy on its own.