Community Tasting Note

• dlowrey99 Likes this wine: 90 points

  May 2, 2020 - revisited 20 hours after opening: acid less prominent, more body, seductive on the palate. slight drying tannins. more earthy/umami notes now. nice.
  
  tldr: decanted; tasted every 20 min over the course of 2+ hours. fruit and body defining, but do not dominate. Acid balances the fruit nicely, and lightens the body to give it a nice med-weight. baby tannins to round things out. oak is there in appropriate fashion - doesn't stand out (which is good). All elements are in harmony. wine is round and has depth, but would have liked more structure.
  Color: med garnet
  Nose: first whiff in glass (prior to decant) was tart dark red fruit, cranberry currant. After decanting, still some tartness, but vanilla/baking spice oak softens things; some candied plum in there too.
  Palate: front palate: juicier/sweeter fruit, blueberry/plum; into dusty, slightly savory notes; into tart fruit, cranberry/pomegranate combo with acid on mid palate; into soft drying tannins and finish of candied plum, soft vanilla oak. Short-med finish.
  Body: med; good weight without weighing down the palate.
  Acid: high enough; balances the fruit nicely, carries the palate into the finish.
  Alcohol: 14.4 (i guessed lower by a good amount)

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