Community Tasting Note

Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

Friday, November 8, 2013 - The first thing that gets you is the color - a translucent red, more like a young Nerello Mascalese than anything Cab-based that I'd ever seen. Clear as a bell, too - we agreed egg-white fining was likely responsible. The nose is as alive as the color, offering up red cherry, cedar, red and black fruits and a morning-after campfire note that added keen interest. The word ethereal was mentioned more than once - on the nose, and palate. Almost Burgundian, some said. Provenance was not a concern, as this had been held since release in the same dark, cool, passive cellar near Santa Barbara since release. This didn't have quite the acids that the '47 Ausone had, so in effect, this showed more fruits - pomegranate, plum, cherry, soy, grilled red fruits, etc. The finish was both elegant and persistent. All agreed it was an outstanding showing, exceeding expectations. FWIW, the fully saturated, gnarly-looking cork came out cleanly with an Ah-So, and after 30 minutes in decanter, this was ready to go.

Served non-blind.

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