2008 Checkerboard Vineyards Kings Row
Community Tasting Note
mflesh Likes this wine:
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - Wine was uncorked to not much of a stain at all, no bleed whatsoever. Uh oh, what have I DONE? At the price paid per bottle, I expected a little more. Would have been a 97 if the wine was priced in the 70's per. The wine was decanted for an hour before even being touched. Poured a dark, dark red into the decanter. Once in the glass, the nose is INTOXICATING. Blackberry, blueberry, truffle, mocha notes. On the palate is a dense, full bodied wine from start to finish that is probably also one of the smoothest, most velvety wines I've had to date. Blackberry and mocha dominate the front palate, with the mid-palate starting to show some cedar wood, some blueberry. The tannins on this wine are young but firm. Finishes strong, with a 30-45 second finish. A great wine, and I reserve the 96 mainly due to the price, and the 97 due to the price and youth. Drinks well now with proper decanting, but this one really needs about 7 years. Done by 2025.
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Comment posted by okiedocs:
1/13/2013 8:47:00 AM - not sure I understand why the price changes the rating, makes no sense
Comment posted by mflesh:
1/13/2013 11:13:00 AM - It's called QPR my friend. If I spend $120 on a bottle of wine, it better knock me out of my socks.
Comment posted by okiedocs:
1/13/2013 11:22:00 AM - I understand what you are saying but it is truly a tasting. You review the wine on taste not price point. I guess we can agree to disagree
Comment posted by mflesh:
1/13/2013 11:35:00 AM - I totally understand what you're saying. Commenting on QRP, aroma, color, pour, cork bleed, cork staining, cork laxity are not things involved in "tasting" the wine, but I consider them to be important in the overall experience. I guess CT needs to rename Tasting Note to something more like "Experience Note" for people like me. Yes, definitely agree to disagree.