ChrisinCowiche
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Joined: 12/16/2009 From: Cowiche, WA Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: ChrisinSunnyside CT Barrel wines, (12) 2014 Napa Cab (6) 2015 DuBrul Merlot Good thing I didn't list these as pending. Chris......When do you think we should try the 2015 CT DuBrul Merlo? I bought 6 of them too. Just curios. Rick I think you should drink one now and let us know how long to wait. My real answer is probably 2020 or later at least. I've let all my DuBrul red wines, Owen Roe, Cote Bonneville, JB Neufeld, Rasa Creative Impulse, rest a long time unless I've had a whole case or so and wanted to watch them evolve. They are typically not exactly overpowering but the tannins need quite a while to resolve and most makers use lots of big oak with them too, which adds to the wait time. I don't know or remember the oaking regimen on this one other than it was a single barrel. I sometimes get a chance to taste these before buying, but obviously didn't with this one. I haven't heard anything lately from Hollowine about a release party next spring for the other recent CT Barrel wines, but that would be a good time to share on e of these too to get multiple folks taste buds on it.
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