Community Tasting Note

Quiller wrote:

Sunday, May 9, 2021 - Almost 4 months since my last bottle, and this one is different yet again. Opened and let sit for 1/2 hr; then drank over the next hour: Not much nose; dark fruit on entry and middle, but then things turn a bit disjointed/harsh, with the finish obscuring the fruit. Relatively smooth, except at the end. Certainly drinkable, but not what I was expecting based on the last bottle. This dark fruit component/dominance seems to be a common characteristic of so many wines now, whether pinot, zin or cab. This complaint is not necessarily aimed at Hansel as I think their pinots mostly avoid this. People must think this dark fruit aspect is attractive, otherwise it would not be so prevalent, but its usual heaviness seems to obscure almost everything else about the wine. I think I've reached the point where I think it almost is a defect.

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