> I asked for a light pour of it, prior to the
> decanting. A friend and I sampled the pre-decant taste, and cataloged our
> impressions. When the decanted glasses came out, we were able to do a bit of
> A-B (though the un-decanted wine had now sat in the glass for 30 mins, or so),
> and both agreed that the decanted version was smoother.

What is the difference? When decanting, you careully pour wine out of
the bottle (but not all of it). The first little bit that comes out
could just as easily go into a glass (your "light pour") and be
essentiallly the same. No?

Jose
--
He who laughs, lasts.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.