2010 Keplinger Sumo
Community Tasting Note
csimm wrote:
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - PnP with high-toned notes of violets, grass, stone, bitter blackberries, and some blue fruit. Three total hours in the decanter didn't help to evolve this much.
Somewhat disjointed and lackluster. Not much seamlessness here. Quite frankly it tasted like someone poured Viognier in a glass filled with grocery store-rate PS. As has been my issue in the past with previous Sumos, the dollop of Viognier ends up dominating the overall flavor profile of the wine. This 2010 was seemingly the worst example of this phenomenon.
Thin mid-palate with a drying quality that threw off any feeling of depth at the core. I very much wanted to like this wine, but it fell off for me when all was said and done. 2010 seems like a vintage best left forgotten for the Sumo.
86-88 points at best for me. My other half gave it a hesitant 91; more forgiving than I when it came to the distracting Viognier component.
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