Community Tasting Note

• Gregmonroe wrote:

  November 3, 2023 - JD Friday Wine Group - GA Host (City Club FW - Wine Room): Tasted blind - fairly dark, but transparent in the glass. Lots of fruit and earth, a bit of cola. High acid. It’s crazy to me that I tasted this wine blind two weeks in a row, after never tasting it before. This one was more tightly wound than the previous one, but wasn’t decanted as long. I called it a 2017 Clos de Tart because it tasted even younger than the previous one I had. Still delicious, and without any hints would have called it a California pinot.

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• oldwines commented:

  11/16/23, 5:18 AM - I had numerous bottles of Clos de Tart from the last century over the years and always loved it. I have acquired some more recent vintages, including this one. You seem to confirm my worst fear having not tasted them first myself and reading some other notes... over-extracted, heavily oaked, California style...UGH! I hate "cherry cola" flavors in my Burgundy/Pinot Noir! Thanks for the input, I may have to sell mine...
  
  Cheers!
  
  "oldwines" aka Dave
  www.dtpwineadvisors

• Gregmonroe commented:

  11/16/23, 4:11 PM - I do think time will help. The earlier one I had was decanted for 8 hours and still wound up. This one was decanted for 3 hours.

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