I was able to look up the serial and it has year code A (last letter of the serial) which is 2006.

And to my quality meter, it's a very nice bike. The shifting is a little dated for 2023 (levers at the bottom caps of the drop bars). But that works for me. It may not have disc brakes. It is Chrome Moly (a plus in my opinion).

All that said, everything works flawlessly, it's stable and comfortable (including the Bontrager seat). It's 25 lbs, lightest steel road bike I own. And it's smooth riding with little resistance. So for me, it is a nice bike. And I now know the year. The color (Rainforest Green with Gold lettering) is pretty cool too in my opinion.

Thanks for the help with tracking down the date!