Community Tasting Note

csimm wrote:

Saturday, April 23, 2016 - A four-year vertical tasting of Anderson's Conn Estate Reserve Cabernets: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.

The 2010 ranked #1, not because it was an amazing or standout wine, but because it was the only wine out of the four that actually had a bit of structure and fruit flavors to it. Notes of red and black currant, black cherry, asphalt, and cedar. Darker than the other three vintages, with some black and purple fruit flavors.

Did I love this wine? Not especially. Did I like this wine? I liked it better than any Anderson Conn Estate Reserve I've had. But in the end, this wine evoked very little inspiration or any memorable experience worth talking too much about.

The mid-palate was tight and a bit hollow. The finish was ok, but again, nothing that made me want to go back for multiple sips.

This probably had a few years of life still in it, but all in all, these wines are less expressive and flavorful than I would expect mid-level Cabernets to be.

The 2010 was barely 90 points for me. In a different lineup of other stronger wines, it probably would have been scored even lower. But by comparison to its older siblings, the 2010 was the "star" ...a very dim star at that....

Drink now.

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