2020 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 8 Galitzine Vineyard
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - We're all just receiving our allocations of the 2020 Galitzine, and I know it's too early to have one, but......I couldn't help myself. I had to see what we're all in for.
And we're in for one heck of a wine, whenever we decide to open it.
The tannins are definitely big at this early stage, you'll need to have it with very hearty food. But, if you have the bottle open for two hours before serving, the tannins will become much more finely grained, and you'll be able to enjoy the wine.
Professional reviewers have mentioned the big, complex nose. And I'm not sure even they do it justice. You get very strong red, blue, and black fruit. And some pencil shavings and crushed wet rock. It's coming in a bit hot - wrapped in some alcohol and very elegant oak.
Given enough time after opening, this has elegance on the palate though. But, you have to be a fan of larger wines to open this now. That said, it's worth what I paid, and then some. I know I'll completely enjoy my other bottles in the years to come. The score of 96 is kinda for drinking now. I'm sure in several years, it will fully deserve the high 90's scores the pros are giving it.
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Comment posted by davidandrose:
9/28/2023 7:23:00 PM - Thanks for taking one for the team. It'll be several months before I next head up there to sherpa the wine back home, along with the CVR we'll be able to purchase next week.