2011 Matello Pinot Noir Souris
Community Tasting Note
grafstrb wrote:
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 - -- popped and poured on Day 1 --
-- tasted non-blind over 2 hrs on Day 1; revisited on Day 2 --
NOSE: ripe, red berries, with a little bit of a green/leafy note; smells like we're into tertiary territory now. Day 2 aromatics did strike me as being a bit "cleaner" than on Day 1, so perhaps it just needed some air to sort itself out a bit, and come together.
BODY: ruby color with slight bricking throughout; color is of shallow depth; light bodied.
TASTE: high acidity; ripe fruit, but quite light; leathery -- perhaps slight brett -- regardless, a bit funky --- could be aged Pinot funk; less funky at the 2 hr. mark on Day 1; long finish; no apparent tannins remain; underlying leafy/bitter element. I like this, despite it being more rustic/earthy than pure/crystalline. Day 2: better today --- less leafy/dirty and now fruitier. Day 2 showing suggests this needs lots of air if drinking now -- and for reasons I cannot pinpoint, other than to say "gut instinct", I do feel it's better to drink now with lots of air than to continue holding. A bit vexing, but ultimately enjoyable.
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Comment posted by ImUrHuckleberry:
8/3/2023 5:19:00 PM - I believe several people on berserkers have commented on giving it 5 to 6 hours of air. I've had two bottles so far, and one drank very well right from PnP but still improved with air. The other needed some air before it hit its stride.
Comment posted by grafstrb:
8/3/2023 6:30:00 PM - Yyyyep. And I'm now willing to co-sign on that sentiment.