Community Tasting Note

• GQG wrote: 94 points

  November 24, 2020 - It's time to conclude the bottle shock test after letting this bottle sit a month in storage. Conclusion: well, this test, while interesting, didn't provide proof either way whether bottle shock is real or not. However, this bottle definitely outperformed last month's bottle, so there's a data point for y'all.
  
  What I noticed the most now was that the perceived hollow mid-palate and lower acidity from last month's bottle have both really improved (5 hour decant both times) though it doesn't reach the high bar set by the 2016 LPV. The nose funk is still there, and if I had been tasting blind I would have guessed there was some Cab Franc blended in because of the herbal/sage notes... and the profile still seems different from a 100% Napa Cab Sauvignon from LPV. I'm looking forward to reading other CT notes on this wine.

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3 Comments

• Decanting Queen commented:

  11/25/20, 5:23 AM - Thanks for checking in on it! I am thinking a true bottle shock test needs need be done with a more mature/stable wine. I think these ‘18s are still forming and changing every day, (as you have concluded) hard to know what is bottle shock and what is evolution. I’m guessing your advice is keep holding?

• GQG commented:

  11/25/20, 9:19 AM - Yes, hold for now. I wouldn't have opened this bottle if not for my bottle shock test. Whether (lack of) bottle shock or evolution was responsible, it's good to know the wine is moving in the right direction!

• alsatl commented:

  11/25/20, 11:35 AM - Agree with question and comment above. These likely need time for a fair rating. Thx for sharing!

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