Community Tasting Note

David Paris (dbp) wrote:

Saturday, July 13, 2013 - Oregon: Young vs. old vine tasting & the consumption of Hank, a Scottish Highland steer (Paul's house): Some light oak aromas and decent spice. Nice smells, but mild. Mild palate entry on a medium bodied frame. Really nice acid initially, with lots of high tones, but it doesn't take long for the palate to be completely consumed by grippy, sweet tannins. Incredibly tight with tons of grip and a really chewy mouth feel. Again, tight as nails on the finish. Just crazy tight. The structure here is impenetrable, but impressive. The most impressive thing about this wine is despite how chewy it is, nothing feels out of place. The tannins are relatively sweet, though massive, and it remains balanced throughout the whole experience. My guess would be this can age 30+ years, no problem, as its balanced throughout.

I flipped a quarter and guessed old vines, but that really was a guess. I wasn't too surprised when this was revealed. This was my favorite red wine of the night, and the one that I think has the longest future ahead of it.

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