Community Tasting Note
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geoffucla wrote: 95 points
November 19, 2009 - Very dark, clear red color. On initial opening, it was so closed there was hardly any bouquet at all. On the first day, due to time constraints, I vinturied the wine several times, and it had probably about an hour to decant. Nose was tight with notes of acidic red fruits. Tannins are definitely there and not yet integrated. Yet, it continued to develop in the glass. A bit of glycerin started coming out, also with a bit of bacon. Very nice and complex, but young.
The second night, I decanted it for 3 hours and drank over the following 2. Much more open and developed than the prior night. The nose had notes of strawberries, raspberries, maybe some tart cranberries, and definitely chocolate. More of the same on the palate. The bacon was gone. As it continued to open, some allspice came through, as well as some floral notes on the nose.
This is quite a young wine, and I wouldn't touch it for 3 years at least, and it will be good for at least the next 15. With patience, this will be a very, very good wine.9,368 views