Community Tasting Note

RJD wrote:

Thursday, January 13, 2005 - Initially muted fruit and highly tannic. After decanting 1.5 hours the wine was wonderful. It displayed a deep dark purple color with nice pink on the edges. The nose was very powerful, full of cassis and blackberry. After a bit, I was able to discern a lot of 2ndary stuff. Blueberry, cinnamon, pencil shavings and anise. On the palate, the fruit was not as big as on the nose, but still it displayed the fruit well. And the fruit was overshadowed just a bit by the tannin. A little bit of black pepper showed through as well. Perhaps just a touch (and I mean very slight) of something green appeared midway through a nice long finish. I found this wine to be a delightful treat overall. After evaluating myself and then reviewing scores, I found it interesting that RP gave this a 77 while Laube (who I usually give no credence to) gave this a 92. To my amazement, I agree with Jimbo on this one and must assume that RP just had an off sample.

Post a Comment / View RJD's profile
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue (5,625 views)