Monday, January 30, 2012 - Blind Wines with Erica and Scott (Portland, Maine): Medium-garnet in the glass.
N: Oxidized. Very oxidized.
P: Figgy, watery, acetaldehyde, sour finish.
Upon realizing it was a Lopez de Heredia, and deliberately oxidized, I retasted it. After a while I started to see past the acetaldehyde to get a nice warm earthy fruit quality, with a hint of brett and a savory quality. Seems nice...I'd like to spend more time with this.