Community Tasting Note

z_willus_d wrote:

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - This bottle proved something of an enigma to me, and I struggled to draw a summarizing conclusion in my mind on its quality and worth. I drank it over two days, starting with a 1+ hour decant before first sample. At that first pour to decanter, I thought to myself here's something of some depth, as the spicy strawberry, pine, and rustic, dusted, dried berry aromas arose from the port. Subsequent evaluations of the nose while in glass had less of an impact with generally the same qualities but at times an oxidized apple or off-putting cider note, VA perhaps. ON the palate this was even more difficult to pin down, at times drinking extremely disjointed, again with that note of mulled cider meets oxidize apple slices; but then at other points (usually deeper into the decanter and on the first sips) that off note diminished and played well with other components (dried black currant, dried white peach slices, milk chocolate covered blueberries, baking spices, some black cherry, some pepper) to make for a very interesting and dynamic taste experience. Tannins would appear sweet; acid was generally in balance; the mid-palate floundered at points; the finish was generally medium-plus in length. To summarize, I would say about two-fifths of the bottle resulted in an enjoyable and even outstanding experience on the palate, while the other three-fifths of the bottle were as off as Columbus in India. No way for me to really score this as it showed, though in fact I wish more wines presented themselves with these "difficulties" or what some might call flaws that make for such an interesting, at times puzzling, wine experience.

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