Community Tasting Note
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dlowrey99 Likes this wine: 93 points
August 15, 2020 - tldr: cork was very brittle, slipped easily into the bottle when trying to open it; luckily wine seemed fine. wonderful wine, great mix of age and freshness; brightness and lightness of a burgundy with the earthiness and funk of a bordeaux; great on its own and really excels with food - we enjoyed it with ribeye, mushrooms, and brussel sprouts.
Color: med ruby with a good amount of bricking around the edges and towards the center.
Nose: bright extracted red fruit upon opening, but after a lengthy decant lots of earth and funk, tertiary syrup-ness, raspberry liqueur, faintest alcohol vapors.
Body: med/med+; rather light in comparison to the poignant palate.
Acid: med+ tantalizing, really lifts the wine through to the finish.
Alcohol: guessed 13.3%; actual 13.5%
Palate: decently complex and layered, balanced at the same time; fresh tart red fruit on the front, aged fig preserve and damp leaves/bark/earth across the middle, and smooth yet grippy integrated tannins on the finish; lively acidity throughout keeps the wine fresh.4 people found this helpful 4,741 views