Community Tasting Note

• Male scot wrote: 84 points

  February 14, 2008 - Out of the bottle no discernible nose outside of rubbing alcohol. Very light color - about like a Sancere Pinot rosé. This was a "Kramer pick" so I left in my Eisch aeration glass for 30 - 40 minutes with occasional swirling with some slight improvement. A slight nose of blueberry emerged. After a solid hour of intense aeration there was light blueberries and subtle earthiness (chantrelles?) to taste. Mid-palate was high-toned and unhedonistic. Tannins offered little structure but ample drying power to the point of astringency. Perhaps age in the bottle will help - I rather doubt it. At $21 I'd rather drink mid-level Oregon Pinot or, dare I say it, dornfelder from Rheinland Pfalz. Maybe a "food wine?"

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