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NYC_Maenad Does not like this wine:

Saturday, May 13, 2017 - To be fair, I liked this more than JR did. But neither of us liked it enough to finish the bottle. The yeasty smell was overpowering. JR said it was like unwrapping a fresh cake of yeast and burying your nose in it. i found it less so than he did, and less on the palate than the nose. There was definitely a fine wine going on as well - huge and complex, with great persistence and an enormously long finish, tons of citrus, nice minerality. It was just sadly dominated by this element that smelled mostly like yeast and somewhat like the liquid that tinned hot dogs sit in <shudder>. We put a stopper in and will revisit tomorrow. I've never had a SF GG so young before, so maybe this is part of the usual evolution, and reflects that "sponti" thing that people talk about? Or perhaps even the short drive from the store where we picked is up to our place was enough to shock it? All I know is it didn't smell or taste very good tonight, even after a good amount of air. I'm certainly not ready to dismiss it and hope it will improve, as I have several more.

Addition for Day 2: Bottle was stoppered and in the fridge overnight, then warmed up a bit to around cellar temp. Stopper came out with a decided "pop" so there was some gas build-up for sure. On the nose, not much of an improvement. Still yeasty and unpleasant. In the mouth it was better, with fruit coming a out and showing some texture and depth. Sadly, though, it was still just not fun or interesting to drink. Will put the others away for a few years. I've loved all the other vintages I've had of this wine, so hoping it's just in a bad place.

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