Community Tasting Note

markjahnke wrote:

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - This was opened for just over an hour, and about 1/4 of the bottle was gone. Poured into your typical thick rimmed, small tasting glass, this showed a nice dark purple-ish color in the glass. I swirled it around in my glass for a minute or two, and the first thing I noticed were the sweet vanilla tones. This immediately tells me that I could be flossing out some oak splinters, but we'll see! The fruit profile was there, with nice dark fruits, but again, the fruit took second seat to the sweet, creamy vanilla. Black currants and cassis, along with blueberry and blackberry dominate the nose. Some mellow spice, mocha, and oak round out the nose. On the palate, I was prepared to be tasting an over-oaked wine here, and ready to get slapped in the face. But even so, that was not the case. But don't get me wrong, there was plenty of oak here. For once, the palate really seemed to meet the same profile as the nose. Again nice currants and cassis with dark fruits. Secondary tones of plum and blackberry, with some sweetness, vanilla, and spice. Plenty of backbone on the mid-palate, and the finish definitely has some gripping, chewy tannins, and just a bit of alcohol. Long and short of it, this wine has all the potential, but is far to young. No score today, but 92-95 points possible with time on the rack. I'd hold 7-10 years to give the oak time to integrate, but that is just me. This will be fabulous with age!

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