Community Tasting Note

VTCellarDweller wrote:

Thursday, December 18, 2014 - This was decanted for one hour leaving a moderate granular sediment. It was served with dinner several days ago and I did not make written notes so these comments are from fading mental impressions.
The aromatics were quite prominent right from the get-go with suggestions of dark berries, garrigue, green olives, and a subtle floral component. It has a very solid mouth feel with luscious ripe well defined flavors showing some nice emerging secondary components hinting of blackberry, raspberry, licorice, briar, mineral, spice, olive, and seared beef. Length and balance were very good with noticeable but not obtrusive tannins peeking out at the end. While there was a hint of heat, it was not overbearing.
I was not expecting to be wowed by this. But to my surprise and while no challenge to Pegau or Beaucastel, it was a very pleasing bottle that is drinking well now and has the balance, depth, and structure to maintain for several more years and a good value.

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