Community Tasting Note

• Sagan99 Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 4, 2023 - Well...
  I had this last night without more than 20 minutes of air.
  Tonight, after 24 hours of exposure in a decanter, this was a totally different wine! It was so great! And will get better, without question.
  
  The moral of the story... Decant early and often! It's been a theme I've mentioned about 30 times over the last 12 months... And it seems I can't freaking get it, myself!!!
  
  Anyway, I thought no way above 90 because of my own self induced errors.
  I was wrong. 91 now. In a decade, could get mid 90's??
  
  ****
  
  Yet again, I didn't decant this early enough.
  I can't believe it!!
  Popped the cork, slid into a large decanter, ran it through the spin-cycle for a minute, poured.
  
  Presto... Not even close to enough!!!
  It definitely needs air, though there was zero sediment.
  
  Without the air, this was closed and rigid and less elegant, than it could be, I suspect.
  
  Decant several hours ahead!
  
  The usual varietal characteristics...
  Deep Purplish
  Dark cherries, Dark plum, blueberries
  Black Green Peppercorn
  Earthiness
  Licorice. Chocolate. Tobacco?
  
  Tannins resolving, but present
  Structured
  Going to be a decade to resolve completely?
  Check in 5 years
  
  Medium Full
  High alcohol
  High acid
  Long 60 second finish
  
  Syrah Shiraz
  14.5% abv
  
  PS- Drink The Rainbow!

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4 Comments

• Clark W Griswold commented:

  4/4/23, 8:34 PM - 54?

• Sagan99 commented:

  4/4/23, 9:44 PM - No. Definitely not. Likely high 80's. I've some left for tasting tomorrow. But, CellarTracker has to have something placed in order to save the notes.
  So I use 50ish all the time, until I finalize the number.
  I didn't open and decant this wine early enough today, so as to get a real assessment. It's been an ongoing issue the last while. My own stupidity, really!
  However, more tomorrow. I expect high 80s, but I can't see above 90 if it stays as is.
  Maybe in 5 years?
  Thanks for the note!
  Regards
  Danny

• Sagan99 commented:

  4/5/23, 6:06 PM - Can't believe it .. 91.. Would not have thought 90+ in a million years!
  
  Amazing, but it will remain less appealing if no air

• Clark W Griswold commented:

  4/5/23, 8:28 PM - Glad it came around for you. Agreed, It’s much better on day two.

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