Community Tasting Note

• emzee.mc wrote: 93 points

  December 8, 2018 - The wine pours a murky brownish maroon color with long legs, which was weird considering the relative youth of the wine. On the nose, the wine certainly shows its relative development. Pungent and concentrated, the wine displays violets, strawberry jam, mushroom, red fruits, damp earth, truffles and burnished leather. The fruit forwardness in this is quite intense. On the palate, the wine is light-footed. That said, it is still textured with clearly delineated layers of fruits, mulch (and other tertiary flavors) and acids. Tannins are well integrated and the wine is quite svelte on the tongue. Flavors of blackberries, star anise, licorice, and tobacco dominate the core. I am surprised by how fruit forward the wine yet again, so much so that I am misled to believe that this is an aged Sonoma pinot, had it not been for the presence of minerals and balancing acids. Finish is lengthy, gamey and smokey. Very delicious juice indeed.

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