Community Tasting Note

Al Ehrhardt wrote:

Sunday, November 14, 2004 - This wine is still very young. This is the third bottle I've opened, one upon release two years ago, one a year ago, and tonight. I have finally learned my lesson an will let my remaining bottles sleep. If you must attempt, splash decant and give it lots of air to open.

Very dark ruby to the edges. Dark cherry, anise, and clove, more clean than funky (not that I mind the funk). Fine tannins and nice acid. A very well balanced wine. An old fashioned wine, no micro-oxygenation occured here. This baby just needs cellar time. While it is a beautiful wine now, it should only get better.

It always surprises me that Chehalem doesn't get more recognition. It is probably due to it's style. If someone orders their wine in a restaurant and it's served young and without serious decanting time, it will not show very well. Their wines reward patience.

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