Community Tasting Note
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Glenn Gilbert Likes this wine: 88 points
September 23, 2017 - This is a second, independent tasting note for this wine & vintage that I last rated, at 83, in February 2017; by chance, that rating and the current rating of 88 average to 85, the same average for the 12 reviewers of this vintage; in stating the alcohol content (13.5%) I notice that a decimal comma ('French style') was used on the (poorly applied) front label and a decimal period (('English style') on the rear -- suggesting carelessness in label design and at the bottling plant; the winery recommends letting the wine stand for one hour before serving; after the Vinturi, I waited 20 minutes and served the wine at ca 13 C; notes of earth, minerals, pleasant fruit (prunes, cherries, peaches); tannins a little stronger than the fruit -- especially at the back of the throat, no bitterness, finish does not linger, pair with filet mignon
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twfwinedude commented:
1/21/18, 7:00 AM - The difference in the two labels that you point out may be due to the front label being one that is universal to all places to which the wine is shipped and the back label being specific to bottles being shipped to the United States.