Community Tasting Note

alittle wrote:

Friday, March 2, 2012 - Weeknight Tasting in Wellesley (Andrew's House): Decanted for one hour, followed for the next five. Ruby red in the glass, and much more translucent than the other wines. On decanting, despite being 7 years old, this threw no sediment. After reading the other notes here, I find it hard to believe we are drinking the same wine. Yes, the wine is young, but I expected much more, given the pedigree. The wine reluctantly offered up scents of tart dark fruits, minerality, pepper, spice and oak. On the palate dark and red fruits, minerality, and more oak. Finish is moderate, tannins are high and acidity is high. Big structure, although this wine appears to lack any sort of concentration and density. I left a glass overnight to see if it improved by morning, but when I checked in, it was gone. I have no idea what the future holds for this wine, but right now, I don't see much of anything. Unlike any other young Cote Rotie I've ever had.

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