Community Tasting Note

grafstrb wrote:

Saturday, September 13, 2008 - -- popped and decanted --
-- tasted non-blind over 2 hours --

-- 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc --

NOSE: initially this wine featured expressive aromas of chocolate, sweet leather and dusty blackberries; a strong vegetal streak is there too; with additional air time the bouquet opened to reveal hints of coffee, anise, and raspberry jam. This got more and more appealing the longer the bottle was open.

BODY: dark garnet color of great depth; fine particulate matter is suspended in the wine; medium-full bodied.

TASTE: initially, this wine's flavor profile mirrored it's bouqet, exhibiting sweet leather, bramble, and a hint of funk. This wine seemed to turn a corner and really blossom after being decanted for 45-60 min.: the palate fleshed out as pleasing notes of woodsy spice (cigar wrapper) came forward; this is well-balanced with a medium-length finish. There is a hole at the rear mid-palate, but I would expect this to fill-in with time. This bottle was increasingly intriguing from start to end, and its evolution in those two short hours suggests an interesting 15-20 years of life lie ahead.

B: 50, 5, 12, 16, 9 = 92

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