Community Tasting Note

csimm wrote:

Friday, April 7, 2023 - A few days in Napa with fellow CT'r Cristal2000: When I last had this a year ago, it was displaying all sorts of deep, ripe, and dare I say plush attributes that this go-around were absent for the most part. I can’t recall exactly what before-service acrobatics were performed on this wine before we were poured a sample, but it tasted like it needed a TON of air. I tried to swirl my glass as much as possible without looking like some idiot using the Shake Weight (remember that goofy thing?!). It actually helped to keep spinning my stem throughout the tasting, as slowly the flavors of blackberry seed, red and black cherry, pomegranate, gravel, rose pedals, and eucalyptus emerged. Pure and clean as the day is long, with the acid clenching the palate from beginning to end. Stayed relatively lithe and sinewy compared to the bottle I had last year.

I believe the fruit for the 2018 was an earlier pick as well, so maybe there is hope…

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