Community Tasting Note
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Sakas Likes this wine: 86 points
April 25, 2011 - Dark, somewhat sweet but subdued fruits on the nose with some secondary characteristics of underbrush, herbs de provence and ash. Dark, rich fruits still show followed by leather and black pepper with hints of charred meat. Drinking well until the heavy wood influence kicks in on the mid palate and leads to a slightly astringent mid length finish. Still showing some tannin toward the end. The wood seems to mellow and the whole thing just fits together better with some air. I want to like this more than I do. I think it is the oak, also it's a bit hot. Nice, but doesn't compare to the Alsatian Riesling I had recently from the same year. This possibly still has more time on it, but why take up the cellar space? Do a little decant and drink this up!
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