Community Tasting Note

drunkdago wrote:

Saturday, September 22, 2012 - I drink a bottle of this every year or so, and I’m never disappointed. While this wine is more elegant and less intense than its Italian counterpoints, it’s still a hefty wine and should be decanted. If allowed to breathe, it will reward you with irresistible notes of potpourri and fresh rose petals. On the palate I was struck by the gorgeous fruit presence, most notably stewed cherries. This fruit is honest and natural. Also substantial notes of raw red meat. This is a wine that you sip slowly and relish. I crack open this bottle when I want a real treat. One thing about the most recent bottle (from last night) was that it didn’t seem to hold up well. I enjoyed the bottle much more during the first hour, after which it turned musky and tart. Nothing off-putting, though. I still enjoyed the wine a great deal and will continue to come back to it. One of the few Sagrantinos grown in California, and I would be hard-pressed to find one that exceeds it in quality.

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