Community Tasting Note

JVG wrote:

Monday, May 27, 2013 - Color: Deep, plummy purple.

Nose: Pretty tight. There's some rocky minerality, black licorice, and leather, as well as the high-toned burnt herb smell I associate with concentrated, old-vine grenache. But the fruit tends toward the grapey side, and I sense some heat and a lot of extraction. Not promising.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied and agressive.

Palate: It seems like this is based on good vines from good terroir, but the ripeness level and winemaking make for an awkward, unbalanced wine. The fruit is jammy and overextracted, which also makes the herbal and floral notes turn bitter, and the strong alcohol makes it almost taste like a liqeur (the label says 14.5%, but I think that's low; not sure of the labeling laws in Spain). It finished alcoholic and slightly bitter-sour, with moderate tannin.

I know this is extremely young, but I just don't see it ever coming into balance. It did improve some after I decanted it, but I still wasn't feeling it.

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