Community Tasting Notes 1

• f22nickell Does not like this wine:

  September 11, 2013 - Seattle Wine Group - Sep 2013 Tasting - Theme: Aged WA Bordeaux Blends (Amaroso Room - Wine Storage Bellevue): Setting: Bottle “E” in the blind tasting. Notes were taken before I knew the wine identity.
  
  Sight: This wine is light, cloudy, with no evidence of gas or particles. Color is garnet at the core fading to brown ¼” from the meniscus. Light concentration of color. Long, slim legs that move slowly down the glass.
  
  Nose: This wine smells a bit flawed. Light intensity. No fruit aromas to speak of. The wine has secondary notes of dried herbs and rose petals. I do not pick up any earthiness or mineral traits. Wine smells tired and old, with little life left in it. No alcohol on the nose to speak of.
  
  Palate: This wine is light bodied. The palate tastes of minerals, spice, and just a little oak. Again, this wine is tired and on its last legs. The oak is well integrated into the wine.
  
  Structure: This wine is dry. Acid is medium-plus. Alcohol is medium. Tannins are medium-minus and well integrated. Finish is short. Complexity is low.
  
  Conclusion: This wine is old, with nothing left but minerals and a bit of oak on the palate. I guess this wine to be from Bordeaux due to the cloudiness and minerals. Too far gone to judge type of vintage. Unknown quality producer.
  
  Final Conclusion: This is obviously old, slightly flawed on the nose, and tired on the palate. I don’t have much experience with wines like this so I can’t really guess or judge it. I know I don’t like it, but I can’t say if its atypical or representative of the wine. My least favorite of the night, but I will put this down as a “NR.”
  
  My Ranking: 8th out of 8 bottles
  Group Ranking: 8th (tied) out of 8 bottles.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1980
• Type Red
• Producer Chateau Ste. Michelle
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Reserve
• Vineyard Cold Creek Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Columbia Valley

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• In Cellars 10 (77%)
• Consumed 3 (23%)

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