Community Tasting Note

gbanks wrote:

Monday, June 29, 2020 - Cork in v good condition, from a private collection via a very reputable retailer in 2013. In my cellar since then.

Right out of the gate, heavenly nose. Berry-essenced rich dark chocolate, on a real lifted red fruit (goumi?) flying carpet. Could smell it for ages. Surprisingly high acid. Tannins are lithe. Lots of new american oak, which, huh, does that ever become subtle? Here's maybe as close as that gets. Nice secondary notes, but in all, I'm shocked how young this tastes, which might just be owing to the immutable oak.

Day two: That same brightness on the nose is still present but not as loud. In fact, it's overshadowed by something much more resolved, tertiary, earth, cedar, blackcurrant. Acid has integrated, and the body has given way to a fair amount of pyrazines (green bell pepper), with lots of spice on the finish. Distinctly more elegant and old world today.

This was my only bottle, but my sense is, if yours are also properly stored, there's not any rush on this.

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