Community Tasting Note

z_willus_d wrote:

Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 150 min. decant @58C. The color of this wine is that of a squeezed fistful of ripe blackberries - dark and brooding. On the seductive nose I get raspberry, mocha-coffee, vegetable peppers, and loamy Chilean terrior; brooding, seductive and complex like the other Don Melchors I have experienced. On first sip, this is definitely in need of more time, either in the decanter, cellar, or both. The tannins dominate here, quickly invading the mid-palate and bringing on the lengthy finish sooner than I suspect a more mature version of this would. The finish is excellent, once you squeeze past the barrage of tannins, and I love the dark raspberry fruits that appear down the back middle of my palate at this phase. Up front, there is plenty of dark chocolate and coffee in the profile, so something like a mocha espresso shot. I think once the tannins of this wine have a chance to mellow out, the entry and mid-palate will show more fruit and more of the excellent complexities hiding in this monster wine. It's showing nice transitions now, but w/ aging this will pick up polish as it shears off some of its over-evident grittiness. There's red cassis on the final sip's nose/palate. 91-92 pts. w/ major upside potential.

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