Community Tasting Note
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Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 92 points
November 27, 2021 - Opened last night and this was completely dumb - and really weird. I put the cork back in and now, 18 hours later, we are starting to get something. From a Conterno Sensory. This shows red and slightly blue fruit - but as close to actual jam/preserves as I've ever smelled in a wine - strawberry or cherry preserves. Some varnish and volatility I think. There's some sort of herbal savory thing - garrigue or something like that. The palate is similar - it has the jam flavors but also combnined with a savory almost meaty aspect. It's kind of like a bite of fatty duck breast with a red fruit compote all in one. Curious to see how this develops with more air.
t= +26 hours: opening well and not dumb at all. The nose shows strawberries and cherries, sour cherry, strawberry compote, marzipan, spices, garrigue, a bit of blood/guts. It's lovely and quite it's own thing - would have no idea if blinded, and probably would guess Musar. Not a big or modern wine in any way. Palate of very pure strawberry and cherry and sour cherry -red and tart and savory, herbs and garrigue. Almost light on the palate - high acid and tart. Finish is tart red fruit and garrigue. This is very iconoclastic and quirky IMO. I like it. Given the feel and the acid I think this needs another 10-15 years and could open up really well but I'm not on sure footing with that. Nose - 5-5.5/6, Palate - 5+?/6, Finish - 5+?/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1+?/2 = 16-16.5+?/20 (with 16-17.5/20 potential.)3 people found this helpful 2,025 views
4 Comments
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Tim Heaton commented:
11/27/21, 11:50 AM - sounds like it will be entering its drinking window in about 15 years. I'll try to hang around till then.
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Genghis88 commented:
8/26/23, 7:54 PM - 15 years????????? Not sure i will make it.
Personally, I think its in the zone. It may improve marginally, but Its ready now. -
Tim Heaton commented:
8/27/23, 6:10 AM - I'm going to open one in the next two weeks, see what's what
. h/t Genghis -
Genghis88 commented:
8/27/23, 3:12 PM - Looking forward to your comments, Tim.