Community Tasting Note
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bsumoba wrote:
March 17, 2024 - But, you can buy 5 for the price of 1...: Unfortunately, myself and the rest of the tasters had a similar experience with this wine and was not becoming of the Colgin’s I have had in the past nor did it reflect the high scores seen from critics. This bottle (I am hoping bottle or at minimum, bad phase) had its moments where I thought it might come around, showing lovely red fruit notes right at PnP (which ultimately led me to the 91+ score at the end of this TN), but with air and time, it became a bit bitter and high on the acid. Others mentioned a green note but I did not get that as much as they did and it was mentioned that after 6 hours of slow ox air that green note all but disappeared, giving me hope that this is a phase. If I had to score today, 91-93.
Okay Day 2: Much better. The fruit was much more apparent and more obvious than on Day 1. The bitterness and acid was still a bit elevated. Tannins were a bit more grippy. I think knowing that this is Colgin, I hold them to a higher standard and even though I say things such as elevated acidity and slight bittnerness is that my history with Colgin is that it could be on the ripe side but it is almost always balanced.2 people found this helpful 659 views
3 Comments
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Cristal2000 commented:
3/18/24, 11:01 AM - Almost sounds like you got an off bottle.
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bsumoba commented:
3/18/24, 11:11 AM - I am hoping off bottle. To be fair, it was an auction bottle (did I get Rudy Kurniawan'd???) so who knows.
I have never had a Colgin like this as I mentioned. I'll wait a few more years to pull another one and cross fingers. -
Cristal2000 commented:
3/18/24, 11:16 AM - Colgin that's green, bitter and high acid does not compute. Lol. Certainly something amiss.