Community Tasting Note

andrewstevenson.com wrote:

Monday, November 24, 2003 - 80% tempranillo, 10% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot; 3 months in medium toast American oak barrique.
A very young ruby with a vibrant purple rim. Huge fruity nose - quite brutish with an animalistic bretty astringency and delicate oak. On the palate, there is fruit initially, then some greenness and a slightly unsettling bitterness, all accompanied by some very very soft tannins. Fair balance. Interesting character. I'm not sure where it's going (if anywhere) or what the winemaker's intentions for this wine might have been. Good.

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