Community Tasting Note

jlm wrote:

Saturday, December 4, 2021 - Light gold color. Very reduced on opening, with pungent matchstick that really obscured the rest of the nose. The flavors were round and appealing though. Vigorous swirling didn't do much, but after 1.5-2 hours of air, the reduction began to blow off and a splash decant of the final third of the bottle resolved it. The nose finally began to show a briny mineral note over a base of peach fruit. Very interesting and quite nice. The palate was round and rich with fruit without any sense of viscosity or heaviness, just maturing fruit flavors. The finish carries on for a bit but isn't especially complex. This was more of an interesting experience than a pleasurable one, but I learned something. If you're opening this, I would recommend an aggressive decant to get some air into the wine and then some time in the decanter before serving. I think you'll see more of what the wine has to show. To me, this bottle is likely at or near plateau, and I'll probably open my other bottle within the next couple of years.

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