Community Tasting Note

fairnymph wrote:

Sunday, July 19, 2009 - Deep clear garnet with gorgeous long legs. Hot on the nose and a bit oaky, but with some darker tobacco and spice notes too, as well as a little violet and cassis below.

Jammy fruit hits first - blackberry and currant, brambly - with mouth-puckery acidity and tannins following just behind. Pleasantly astringent, with a little bitter-smoky tobacco on the midpalate. Finish is hot, but long and peppery.

It seems like it would benefit from decanting, but instead it becomes markedly more bitter, and eating food with it makes it undrinkable. :\

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