Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 - From a 3-liter jeroboam. Bottle #417 of total 499 jeroboams. 12% alcohol.

Aged, moderately deep maroon color with a syrupy brown core and a clear, brick-red rim. Aged, tertiary and quite sweet-toned nose with rich aromas of raisins and dried dates, some oxidative notes of soy sauce and light nutty tones, a little bit of old leather, a hint of pipe tobacco and a touch of syrupy richness. The wine is aged, textural and full-bodied on the palate with tertiary flavors of dried dates and syrupy richness, some dried figgy tones, a little bit of leathery funk, light cigar notes, a savory hint of meaty umami and a balsamic touch of sweet VA. Despite its age the wine is still remarkably structure-driven, thanks to its high acidity and ripe yet still noticeably unresolved and quite assertive tannins. The finish is long, powerful and tannic with intense, savory flavors of dried dates and figs, some leathery tones, a little bit of wizened sour cherry, light oxidative notes of soy sauce, tertiary hints of syrupy and balsamic VA and a touch of raisin.

A beautiful, classic old Taurasi with lots of age. The wine is fully mature or already slightly past its peak, but still brimming with bold, tertiary fruit and thus is fully enjoyable despite its advanced age. There's no denying that the wine is very old, but even though the first signs of oxidation have started to creep in, the fruit hasn't thinned out and there's still enough body to keep the formidable structure well at bay. Hard to say whether the standard 0,75-liter bottles are in this good condition or past their peak, but this was fully enjoyable right now. No need to age the wine any further - time to drink up.

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