Community Tasting Note

Khamen wrote:

Monday, June 1, 2009 - Deep, deep ruby and flashing some epic legs in the glass. Nose is big and full, packing black and red fruits in abundance with a dusting of dessicated coocnut. Walking a fine line between freshness and jamminess. Almost sinfully sweet and shamelessly fruity attack kept in check by a slightly drying moderate-to-long finish. A little one-dimensional maybe, and the party piece is definitely the fruit-forward attack, but there's a real sense of sunshine in a glass about this wine. Very easy to enjoy. If this Californian wine was a Hollywood movie star it would be Cyd Charisse in a boiler suit and sensible shoes...

EDIT : Have been advised via the forums to give this another hour or so to let it open up. Will revisit then, although it's rather good now...

EDIT II : Bravo. An excellent wine with additional nuances becoming apparent after an hour or two in the jug, although notes above are still pretty much in order. Maybe Cyd has ditched the sensible shoes for something slightly more exotic. Boiler suit remains however. Upgraded a point to 90

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