Community Tasting Note

grafstrb wrote:

Friday, October 2, 2020 - -- decanted 30 min. before initial taste --
-- tasted non-blind over 2.5 hours --

NOSE: very expressive; ripe and red-fruited; hints of earth and pine.

BODY: medium garnet color with slight bricking at edges; color is of medium-shallow to medium depth; medium to medium-full bodied.

TASTE: lovely ripe red fruits (cherries and berries), but some tertiary elements are present, too (hint of old furniture, savory garrigué – not funky, but rather herbal); high acidity; long finish; 13.5% alc. not noticeable; some oak is noticeable, but it's not obtrusive; I'll be damned if this hasn't found another gear --- it continues to be in its prime window, but this bottle is better than the last a couple years ago; striking a beautiful primary/tertiary balance right now.

50, 5, 13, 18, 9 = 95

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