Community Tasting Note

• stubbie999 wrote:

  December 9, 2010 - Usually when I put down descriptions like molten blackberry and black cherry it's followed by some combination of jammy/over-ripe/flabby. Not so here - this wine is finally finding its footing. That pure dark fruit is supported by great syrah meaty/gamy-ness, along with a little black pepper (and spearmint?!); more importantly, a surprising dose of acidity lifts the whole package and hangs it off enough tannic structure to keep the whole thing together. Perhaps a bit shrill by itself (or early in the decant), later - and with a white bean/kielbasa/bacon/mushroom stew - it's on point and stunning, one of those sip-bite-sip-bite matches that eats its own tail like an Ouroboros. My only concern for the rest of my bottles was a cork stained all the way to the top, but this bottle wasn't compromised.

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