Community Tasting Note

NoahCap wrote:

Friday, March 11, 2022 - Agree with notes from Rieslingfan.

Oh man, what a beautiful bottle. Ripe raspberries, fresh cherries, maraschino cherries, and lingonberries upon opening. Incredibly fresh with a light body. This wine seriously tastes like a young New World Pinot. Decanted off the sediment into a narrow decanter, and 30-60mins of air is already revealing wonderful complexities of age, though the fruit isn’t fading one bit; drying sweet tobacco, blood orange, old leather like a worn catcher’s mitt, sandalwood; these tertiary aromas and flavors mingle with the fresh mixed berries. It’s all wrapped up in a subtle sweetness that is very appealing. Some tannins are unbelievably still present, though smoothed and polished. Finish is looong and complex, continuing the pinging back and forth between fresh fruit and aged tertiaries.

This wine is capital D, delicious. And not just, “delicious for a 30+ yr old Zin”, it is legit wonderful. My non-wine enthusiast drinking partner took one sip and said “Wow this is really good!”, with zero knowledge (or craps given) about the history, age, varietal etc.

I have half a glass left and I’m going to savor the sh*t out of it.

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