2008 Saxum James Berry Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
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Saturday, July 4, 2020 - Based on previous TNs, especially TEDERF's (3/6/20) and PERLASTEVE's (11/25/19), I decided to open this wine several hours before dinner. Upon decanting, there was quite a bit of sediment, much of it stuck to the underside of the bottle. Here's how the wine progressed:
Initial = very tight; low fruit; high acid.
At 1.5 hours = the wine began to flesh out. The nose presented some ripe red berries. The palate yielded red fruits, earth and a touch of drying tannins, but still high acidity.
At 3 hours the wine appeared to be stabilizing so we began to drink it as an accompaniment to a glorious rack of dry rubbed pork ribs (hey - it's July 4th!). As a note - the wine continued to open a bit more throughout the meal, so give it lots of air to reach its full potential.
The nose was bursting with red fruits, some darker fruits, and a touch of earthiness. The medium plus bodied palate was smooth and presented the same red fruits, darker fruits, and earth, along with a good dose of spice and some pepper. The acidity was balancing, the tannins were completely integrated, and the finish was medium to plus... and smooth. This wine is certainly ready to deliver considerable pleasure right now (with enough air), and probably for several years to come.
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