Community Tasting Note

wmccone54 wrote:

Sunday, November 22, 2015 - This is the last and probably the best of six bottles purchased back in 2008 from Wine Access. For the most part, this wine has been abysmal and very disjointed. I purposely held this bottle in hopes that there would be some improvement. Comprised of around 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, this has been really slow to come around. It still requires at least an hour in the decanter to allow some of the unpleasant burned earth and sour, minty aromas to blow off. I noted the unpleasant aromas in all five of the previous bottles.

Once this wine settles down, it starts to display some sour cherry cough syrup, dried smokey plum, minty herbaceous scents, and some black gritty charred earth wrapped around a tightly wound tannic core, which seems to be finally loosening it hard grip. Still a bit hard in the mouth, it shows some acidity which should eventually integrate with the scorched oak from the barrels. Very drying finish. In spite of the recommended drinking window this needs an additional three to five years of cellaring.

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