Community Tasting Note

CO CHRIS wrote:

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 - 14.8% alc...loads of smoke, roasted meat and wet earth - mind you, no decanting time either...on the palate this wine is rich & full, all smokey, meaty notes, no red or black fruits showing though the dense meatiness...really long and full on the finish as well, seems to go on and on for 45+ seconds, though still primary by means of the smoke and game notes...

Interesting question for me at least...given that on the 2nd night this wine starts to show some extremely dark, but blue-ish hues and SOME fruit - - - - - - - was all the first night brett, or is that character of vineyard, elevage...or what else? The meatiness isn't at any point off putting...but alas, if it would have had some semblence of fruit the first night this could easily have been mistaken for Alban-like...tough to score given my ignorance of what is exactly going on here!?!?

Disclaimer: I LOVE CAYUSE wines!! *** - ****.

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