Community Tasting Note

goodvitis.com wrote:

Sunday, February 25, 2024 - Elevated fruit-dominant nose of dark sappy cherry, black plum, raspberry, cigar box, and sweet leather. Pretty and svelte mouthfeel with a full-bodied structure on modest, plush tannin and decently bright acid. Flavors include black cherry, blackberry, pipe tobacco, loads of chocolate, black pepper, and baking spice. It’s a fairly modern balance of power and elegance. I’m not sure if there has been some storage issues with this bottle (it was gifted), but it seems a bit too tired for its age. There’s some acid freshness ringing the mouthfeel, but it feels stressed at its core and I’m not sure it’s a dumb phase or an affected bottle.

Update on day two (24 hours later): It's both still a little tired and better today. The flavors are more integrated, the chocolate is still there but pulled back a little (in a good way), the structure is a little more integrated, and it remains fairly fresh in the acid profile. The barrel influence is showing through more with prominent vanilla. Probably a point better today on balance. Yet, it still feels a little tired, which on day two suggests to me that it's probably not something aging will improve.

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