Community Tasting Note

Kirk Grant wrote:

Sunday, September 5, 2010 - Color: Violet opaque

Smell: dark fruits, earth and mineral notes. There is a slight burn on the nose...that I hope will fade away with some time in the decanter.

Taste: Dark fruits are eclipsed by firm tannins and the alcohol has quite a bit of a drying effect on the mouth.

Overall: Med + fruit, High tannin, and med+ acidity. We shall see how this is in a few hours as I am opening this for a friend who is joining me for dinner. My hope is that with 5-6 hours in a decanter that the tannin will step out of the spotlight and this wine might start to shine. An excellent wine...but I have high hopes that it will become something outstanding given some air and room to breathe. The alcohol and tannin are too dominant for me to really fall for this wine.

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