Community Tasting Note
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rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 93 points
June 4, 2023 - Glassware: Grassl Cru
Prep: Decant, 2 hours from first pour to first glass. Finished over a couple nights.
Nectarine, yellow peach, ginger, cardamom, sea breeze, and gravel/chalk minerals waft from the glass. Lithe on the palate, yet dense in flavor, with layers of nectarine, yuzu, peach pit, and sandalwood. Love the brightness of the fruit complemented by the balance of fine chalky texture and refined acids on the palate. Just a touch of vanillin and cardamom on the palate after a long finish. After a couple days in the fridge the aromas and flavors remain present but the wine is more harmonious.
People have asked me why I open Seth's wines (and other Oregon whites) so young. I don't doubt the best years are ahead and that they won't gain complexity with age, but it's hard not to try them in their youth. Through the veneer of the chiseled, acid-driven structure common to many of Seth's wines, I can already see what's in store.3 people found this helpful 1,968 views
3 Comments
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sethmorgenlong commented:
6/5/23, 12:46 PM - Thanks for posting such a thoughtful note Brian, appreciate your support and glad you enjoy the wines
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Outplaying commented:
6/5/23, 5:25 PM - Thanks for the note, Brian. It is hard not to drink them young. I brought a 2020 last night to a restaurant as a back up to an 09 Dauvissat Forest in case that one was oxidized. It wasn't, thankfully, but I will be opening it soon. Love the energy and brightness of these wines, much like Walter Scott's.
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OenoEd commented:
8/3/23, 5:16 PM - A thoughtful, precise, and remarkably accurate commentary on this beautiful effort from Seth. His aptitude for elevage, and maintenance of GC quality balance is singular, and well reflected in your note. Kudos.