Community Tasting Note

CBRwineguy wrote:

Monday, May 23, 2022 - Medium ruby in colour.

Medium(+) intensity aromas. Ripe black fruits (black cherry, black plum, blackberry, blueberry), oak (cedar, chocolate, vanilla), mineral (graphite), and bottle-age characters (dried leaves, tobacco, dried earth). The wine is developing.

On the palate, the wine is dry with medium(+) acidity, medium tannin, high alcohol, with a medium(+) body. The flavours have a medium(+) intensity and show notes of black fruits (black cherry, black plum, blackberry, blueberry), oak (cedar, chocolate, vanilla), mineral (graphite), and bottle-age characters (dried leaves, tobacco, dried earth). The finish has a long length.

Nice. The wine is developing well, still showing ripe primary fruit but also starting to present some bottle-age characteristics. The oak treatment is noticeably more integrated than the last time I tasted this wine in 2017. The flavours are concentrated but some heat from the alcohol shows on the finish. The wine is suitable for further ageing, but is drinking very well at the moment (enjoy it now if you prefer a more fruity style of wine).

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