Community Tasting Note

Ellen5181 Does not like this wine:

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - I did read the history of reviews and assume the wine, while drinkable, is on the decline given how others have raved.

Cork has a little mold on the bottom that touched the wine. Bottle smells fine but I sense the wine may have been tainted.

Appearance - medium straw, not really bright or fresh looking, mostly clear with some tiny particles floating,

Nose - medium green apple (after a strong swirl). Nose dissipated pretty quickly, but as it has warmed up lingering more and getting pineapple. A bit of moldiness. As it is warming up, getting some toasty notes and nose becoming more pronounced.

Palate - acidity is still there. What you get first. Medium plus. Tastes crisp. Lemon pith and peel, there is a bitterness that is apparent and this lingers on the finish. Not effervescent, but there is a tingling feel on the palate, and this combined with the acidity is what makes it drinkable to me, but you are left a bit flat. I do get the lanolin and Minerality note.

I drank it with linguini and white clam sauce and felt the match wasn't great. Tasted bitter.

Past its prime for sure, especially based upon other reviews. If you have any left, I would drink it pretty quickly. Sense it is a "party wine" for those with a less trained palate.

I will say, as it is warming up (had been in regular refrigerator for weeks) it is getting more enjoyable so perhaps it was too cold, but I still feel I missed the window.

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