Community Tasting Note

Frank Murray III wrote:

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - Open for about 90 mins. I finished the 2008 Roar Rosella's last night and I have to say I like that wine better. This wine for me lack some of the stuffing and deeper elements that the Rosella's seemed to show. Here this Garys' shows a softer, more gentle side, with smoke, some gamy notes and a juicy side to the mid palate. The finish though is quite soft and there is some heat in the aromatic. I'll see if the wine adds something if it sits in the bottle overnight.......with a day more of slow ox, the wine has smoothed out more, has some deeper cherry and riper berry flavors, along with iron and some citrus. There is a good core of fruit and some intensity but it just doesn't measure to the Rosella's and the higher alcohol is also a feature (in the aromatic) here, despite the same level listed at 15.4 as the Rosella's, and the bigger ripeness leaves me disappointed. I'll try another bottle in a year and see if it shows better.

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