Community Tasting Note
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mkribar Likes this wine: 95 points
November 10, 2022 - An immediate wow when I opened it. Tons of fruit: blackberry, raspberry, cassis, a little strawberry. It keeps jumping between blue fruits and bright red fruits. Beyond that there's some oak for sure, alongside incense, keemun tea, and sandalwood. The overall effect is very exotic. Then on the palate the tannin is definitely there, but very sandy/velvety. The finish goes on a long time, and highlights the sanguine notes of the syrah and mourvedre. I forgot to take notes after the three hour decant, but the oak influence was gone, leaving the sandalwood, incense, and meat notes to support the blue fruit.
I poured a glass back into the bottle and tried it again on day two. The fruit took a darker tone. Virginia ham and bacon, some black pepper and a little of the exotic incense. The big hit of the wine has shifted more to the midpalate, with blueberries, raspberries, plum, spice, barbeque sauce, and the keemun tea note. This is still exquisite, but a little more subdued on day 2.3 people found this helpful 3,629 views