Community Tasting Note
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misterstarre Likes this wine: 96 points
May 16, 2020 - Yes! While this wine hits on all cylinders, the silky, plush texture is the standout feature. I mean, it's fresh, too, and it has pure, concentrated dark red fruit, but it's that refined, silky supple soft mouthfeel that gives this wine an elegant quality and makes it special. The '83 hits you with dark red fruit on the nose with moss, blood, and iron on top of a nondescript floral layer. It's medium-full bodied with a soft, voluptuous texture revealing its high merlot component. However, it still managed to leave a dry sensation on my cheeks. Thus, the tannins are soft and supple, but still not quite fully resolved. The fruit is forward, featuring cassis, plum, and blackberry, but it's very nicely balanced with wet earth, iron, light graphite, and a subtle animal note. This is in a beautiful spot now and there's almost no reason to hold back -- except it will be fine for years and years to come.
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3 Comments
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srh commented:
5/18/20, 3:21 PM - WHAT a THOROUGHLY *lovely* TN! KUDOS on the time/effort you took to post it! :)
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misterstarre commented:
5/18/20, 8:22 PM - Thanks!
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oldwines commented:
5/19/20, 5:55 AM - Very nice note, thanks! I too love that textural lightness yet rich flavor combination. To me that is what separates really great, memorable wines from the majority of other wonderful wines.
Cheers!