Community Tasting Note

• Julie Lampe Likes this wine:

  April 12, 2021 - Deep ruby, almost purple in color.
  Dark red and black fruits, tobacco, vanilla, baking spice, and some floral notes on the nose.
  Cherry, blackberry, vanilla, cocoa, tobacco.
  Relaxes tannins, very smooth, medium long finish. Tad bit of alcohol on the nose, but overall a really good Cab and my first Chilean Cab. Excellent.

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3 Comments

• GiantRam commented:

  5/19/21, 6:00 AM - I just bought a bottle. 2 questions : 1. is this bottle balanced ? Is the tannins strong much like older version of Caymus ?
  2. Should I put into the cellar for more years to drink ?

• Julie Lampe commented:

  5/19/21, 6:46 AM - From what I recall it was pretty well balanced. Tannins we’re present, but not mouth puckering/drying, but enough to add structure.
  
  Not as tannic as a Ribera Del Duero style Tempranillo, but on par with a most calirfornia cabs. If that makes sense.
  
  I’m not particularly sensitive to tannins, but I do prefer a well-balanced wine. However, it will be best if you pair it with a meal that has plenty of fat and savory notes, like steak with mushrooms or beef roast.
  
  I would think it still has enough tannin to age for a few years, if you’d like to see what tertiary aromas and flavors might develop, but it is drinking pretty well right now.
  
  Hope that helps.

• srh commented:

  9/8/21, 4:32 PM - THANK you for your considerable effort in the strand as well as in your *lovely* TN! 🙂 SHOULD either of you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉

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