Community Tasting Note

• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 22, 2024 - Prior bottle was a bit over 22 months ago and this bottle showed better than my prior one and on par with my original expectations and in line with my bottle from March 2021. Nose continues to show a lot of red cherry, but retained more of the black cherry than my prior bottle. Earth notes are also present and while there were certainly some tart qualities, they were more retrained than my prior bottle. Close to medium bodied with the red cherry upfront showing a slightly better balance of brighter and more rounded qualities. Mid-body continues to show darker red cherry as well as some black cherry hints and red berry notes behind. Backside shows tart red cherry, light spices and minerals. The biggest difference between this bottle on my bottle from 5/22 was in terms of balance. Tonight's bottle, while having good acidity, always felt like it was in balance with the fruit whereas the acidity in my 5/22 bottle, the acidity seemed slightly out of balance. Additional, depth seemed better here than in my prior bottle. I may have simply gotten the serving temperature wrong in my prior bottle or hit it in an odd phase. Based on tonight's notes the overall picture is the same but with butter depth and balance the wine is clearly in a better spot. While at peak, it should be quite enjoyable for several more years.

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