Community Tasting Note
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Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine:
April 1, 2016 - Showed nice freshness again, though it was buried in the mix more than the last bottle, like the acidity went from playing guitar parts to bass. The fruit was much more open, and showy, with currant and mocha/vanilla notes. Also flashed some nice and solid tannic structure toward the back, which transitioned well into its medium finish. It's an effortless wine with excellent balance, confirming this is up there with the best CA Rhone's I've tasted.
Served blind to some friends, someone called Zin, and others agreed but there were all kinds of wild guesses before...Barbaresco, Pinot Noir, then Cabernet, then Syrah. Opened an hour or two before serving, immediately pouring off a glass to get a gentle decant going. Seemed to be a good call as the wine was pretty well open by the time we got around to it.2 people found this helpful 2,013 views
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IzeAgeComing commented:
4/1/16, 7:36 PM - Lovely description and anecdote. Got a bunch of bottles I'm going to sit on. Saw Hardy at a tasting who thought they'd be good up to 10yrs. Will definitely give my "drink now" bottles some more time the next one I open. thx!