Community Tasting Note

JVG wrote:

Sunday, December 14, 2014 - Bright ruby at the center and brick at the rim. Lovely, lovely developing nose that marries bright yet deep cherry and raspberry fruit aromas with very prominent notes of fresh and dried flowers. Beneath that are mature notes of cigar box, leather, anise, mushroom, smoked meat, and forest floor, as well as some baking spice and toast from the years in oak. So elegant and fine—entrancing stuff. Extremely complex. Every time you go back to it, there’s something different. More of the same on the palate. Incredible intensity of flavor yet lightfooted with a lithe, silky texture. All the fruity, savory, spicy, and earthy flavors are in perfect balance, with great fresh acid brightening the whole thing up and a fine-textured dusting of tannin. Reverberant peacock-tail finish that goes on and on.

An amazing bottle, even more so considering the cost. I can’t think of another style of wine that could provide this kind of experience in complexity and quality, keeping in mind the age component, for this price, other than traditional Rioja. All things considered, one of my wines of the year. It’s drinking gorgeously right now (obviously), but I’m sure it will continue to evolve and take many more delicious forms before its time is done many years from now.

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