Community Tasting Note

emzee.mc wrote:

Saturday, August 8, 2015 - First one of the night, and quite an interesting one as the back label says the wine "slips down the throat as easily as the infant Jesus in velvet trousers". Hilarious description indeed. Jokes aside, the wine is popped and let aired for 30 minutes before drinking. It pours a cherry red color with somewhat long legs. The nose is quite floral here with a good concentration. The core is dominated by smoked meats, red fruits in particular strawberries, and burnished leather. On the palate, the wine has some bite to it thanks to the tannins. The wine has tastes of cranberries, strawberries, cigar smoke, and some earthiness to it. Towards the end, the wine turns slightly sweet before yielding moderate acidity. An astringent but complex finish. Quite good, but definitely not what I imagine "velvety trousers" to be.

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