Community Tasting Note

• Eudemis Does not like this wine:

  May 7, 2018 - 14% alcohol. The good long dense cork gives off a pleasant smell of vanilla. Decanted an hour ahead. Dark colour with no sign of ageing.
  The nose is a bit rustic, with definite raisiny notes, and good intensity. The mouth is similar but a step behind, with bitter cherries, good acidity and perceived residual sugars in the finish; this confers to the wine an unfortunate confected character. Definite greenness and rough tannins in the finish too, which maybe explains the sweetness as a misguided attempt to hide these vegetal notes.
  I would not deny that this wine has some distinctive features, but frankly I don't need that kind of balance in my glass, so I will abstain in future, with apologies to the donor. I ended up pouring back in the bottle half of what I had decanted, and I can't remember ever feeling like doing that.

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• biggie commented:

  4/3/20, 8:00 PM - I’ve just glanced at your tasting notes and it appears we have similar tastes - very surprised at your comment on this wine. I get virtually no raisin notes on this wine - wondering if it was cooked a bit by previous provenance before you had a chance to taste.

• Eudemis commented:

  4/4/20, 12:25 AM - Hello Biggie, I can't vouch for the previous history of that bottle as it was a gift. All I remember two years later is hating the style, but that is just my personal taste. I should add that I rarely like the wines of the Veneto area. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

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