Community Tasting Note

ftc wrote:

Friday, October 25, 2013 - Nose of cassis, massive vanilla and some rock dust. The wallop of blackcurrant syrup and strawberry jam along with vanilla custard tell you this comes from the place where the varietal is spelled with a "Z" at the end.

Things are reeled in by a good tart acidity, luxurious glycerin levels, black pepper. Very soft tannins. The 15.5 alcohol is well hidden. This is for sipping and going "wow" rather than with a meal.

I'm happy I let this sit for a while, since if I drank upon release I would probably have dismissed as a nuclear fruit bomb-- unfairly since it has the integrity to evolve with time. Second bottle will sit for another year or so-- the acidic backbone is promising but the complete invisibility of tannins is not.

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