Community Tasting Note
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tomoem wrote: 92 points
September 21, 2016 - I was expecting a much better wine and hence these notes ( my notes ) are Challenging. It is big and bold........ and..... Jammy and then ........................... Really dry !
The aromas are all Cab Franc and more Bordeaux like than a big time Napa. The flavors hence, are more Left Bank than Cali Cabernet but they are pleasant and enjoyable. The flavors include pure Cabernet fruit forward blackberry and cassis but they quickly give way to the tannins which are characterized by eucalyptus and complex herbs. This is where my notes are focused because the finish, while it is really long (Plus 1 minute) the lingering flavor of eucalyptus lingers in a bad way.
I would think that this wine needs more time to resolve these balance issues but then I re-taste and go back to the the initial flavors and taste it yet again and think the fruit flavors are more important than these nuanced observations.
Overall this is an unbalanced wine and may likely improve but at $ 80 at WL this should have been better !2,817 views