Community Tasting Note

bjamesclark wrote:

Sunday, February 23, 2020 - Decanted and showing moderate sediment.
8 years since my last assessment of this wine and it's developing nicely.
Brooding in the glass with scents of smashed blueberry, blackberry pastilles, stewed plum and black cherry with notes of pine, camphor and menthol that weaves in notes of cocoa, baking spice, melted black licorice, leather, forest floor, crushed violets and hints of herbs.

Full bodied and bold on the palate that shows powerfully gripping tannins and full-mid-palate density. Acidity, though outweighed by the tannins, keeps the wine lifted through the back end. Flavors of blueberry compote, prune, blackberry pastilles and plum sauce meet notes of wild herb, black licorice, dried violets, leather, pine resin, earth and coca. The finish pulls with tannic force and lingers with authority. This wine still has some years on it.

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