Community Tasting Note

grafstrb wrote:

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - -- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over two days --

NOSE: rustic bouquet with lots of white pepper, sweet red fruits (raspberry and boysenberry), and a secondary hint of chalky spearmint.

BODY: garnet color of medium-deep depth with very slight bricking throughout; lots of fine particulate matter suspended in the wine makes it somewhat opaque; medium bodied.

TASTE: very peppery with moderate oak; a bit alcoholic-tasting (15.4%); acid and tannin are well-proportioned, but are completely disjointed right now (incredibly acidic and tannic); went much better with pizza than on its own; dull front palate; short finish (20-25 sec.).

B: 50, 5, 12, 14, 6 = 87

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