Community Tasting Note

wmccone54 wrote:

Saturday, May 19, 2018 - It’s been six years since I first enjoyed this. I first had this in a restaurant, and bought it on sale in 2016. I also enjoyed the 2006 Alexis. I’m a huge fan of the Oakville AVA, so this hits my sweet spot of interest.

Decanted and enjoyed with a grilled ribeye steak. Clear, with slight signs of bricking, displaying a deep ruby color. The initial impression prior to decanting was lots of smoked, cooked, meats, indicating lots of tertiary development. Developing aromatics. After an hour in the decanter, this settled down and started showing medium aromas of classic ripe blackberry, black cherry, and black plum with mocha, cedar oak, smoke, meatiness, charred earth, leather and black coffee. Medium plus palate mimics the aromatics with the fruit, leather, and coffee showing dryness and some austerity, typical of Oakville. Full bodied and high alcohol; however, both high, fine grained tannins and high acidity provide balance. Very light g finish which supports the food. Outstanding wine showing developing complexity, concentration, long length and wonderful balance. Lots of life ahead for this!

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