Community Tasting Note

gutt22 wrote:

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 13.8% alcohol. Very young, but I've got several bottles and wanted to see how this was doing -- as well as satisfy my recent craving for a Rhys/Alesia wine. This is tight. But it's got class, elegance, and stuffing. Light red color. Attractive nose of strawberry, cranberry, and red cherry, along with tightly packed minerals. In the mouth, really linear, with plenty of the fruit from the nose packed into the palate. Lots of floral and spice character. Plenty of acidity. Tightly wound finish that had a bit of a tannic kick. This is young, but it has plenty of fruit and complexity to it. I'm not going back into these bottles for another year. A-

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