Community Tasting Note

Frank Murray III wrote:

Saturday, July 29, 2017 - This is my final bottle of 11 Ox. Opened this about an hour ago, put a light chill on it, too. Aromatically, forest floor and some spice, like a cardamom/cinnamon mix. Texturally, this is on the plusher side, with tart strawberry, citrus rind and raspberry components. This to me is clearly the 11 vintage on display, as it shows that more acidic core that is often a part of what the 11s from many spots taste like to me. It's an acid lovers vintage, a tarter year, yet I dig acid and so this works well for me. Finishes with a little gamy/sauvage quality mixed with the red fruits and acid. As for a drink window, and as with many wines in 2011 that I have wrote about in my TNs (Copain comes to mind, especially the Kiser plot), I would not age this vintage. Drink it now for the qualities that are here and enjoy the vintage for what it is.

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