Community Tasting Note

Swaggering Beaunie wrote:

Saturday, March 9, 2013 - Pop and pour review, poured through a vinturi.

Initial nose was reductive, which blew off after a couple of minutes in the glass, to reveal a faint mix of strawberry, raspberry, and oak.

Color: deep garnet.

Palate: Delicate mix of red and black fruits; lots of oak, fairly tannic. Pleasant acidity. Some vegetal/leafy taste at the end.

Finish: fairly short, somewhat drying. Slight medicinal taste, along with some bitter cherry pit.

Overall, a drinkable but not memorable PN; surprised that the community average for this wine is 90, it's not anywhere near that. I think this wine is much too young to drink now, and will gain a few points after years more of cellaring, when the oak will lie down a bit. Might be improved by several hours of aeration. I'll post an addendum if this is so.

Day 2: Wine is slightly improved, not enough to change the rating. Still obviously many years away from its prime.

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