Community Tasting Note

Weinberg Falls Does not like this wine:

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - I read a book lately which discussed the elements involved in tasting a wine. One of the more complex or obscure elements of taste is how the wine goes down - does your body ENJOY receiving this liquid? It's a difficult metric to describe, and something so subtle or subjective that I rarely see it being mentioned on here. This wine is a wonderful example of a drink that is almost defined by this element; a few minutes after drinking this, both my girlfriend and I felt awful!

I know Madirans are rustic by nature, but swallowing this bitterly tannic and woody black liquid was tough going. Perhaps this was a bad bottle, but there were elements there that indicate that at some stage this could be a pleasant drink. There is a wonderful dark chocolate and plum nose, and, just before the tannins suck the life out of your tongue, a palette of blackcurrant, prunes and clove. I'm sceptical, however, that humanity will survive the period of ageing or decanting this wine would require to be anything other than utterly ropey.

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