Community Tasting Note
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mkribar Likes this wine:
February 1, 2023 - Day1/PnP: nose is pretty closed. In my experience it takes a while for these to open up. Some jammy red fruit and candied cherry. A herbal hint if you really look for it. Not much evidence of oak. Much more savory on the palate. High acid, very bright. Mushroom, cranberry, forest floor, a little baking spice. Much more elegant that one would expect from the nose.
Day 2: Cherry. Strawberry jam. Mint/oregano, almost like zaatar. Carolina clay. Mushroom. Still very structured on the palate; the tannin has gone nowhere. A little rose. The fruit is still bright red and crunch but it takes a sideshow to the herbal complexity and the earthiness. This wine is a spectacular proof of concept for Finger Lakes merlot. Probably the second best wine that Ravines makes after the cabernet franc.313 views