Community Tasting Note

grafstrb wrote:

Sunday, September 19, 2021 - -- vigorously decanted --
-- tasted non-blind over 2.5 hours on Day 1; revisited on Day 3 --

NOSE: faint fruitiness, with some sandalwood; light powdery element; not much going on. Didn't unfurl much, if at all, by Day 3.

BODY: light bodied; medium amber color.

TASTE: dry; spicy woodsiness --- incense and sandalwood; light orange wine character; light and delicate; slightly tangy; not much flavor; 10.67% alc. not noticeable; very little flavor; fruit maybe not ripe enough?; I just don't get it. Day 3: a bit more giving now, with medium+ acidity, but still not much going on; there's a little something there, but that little something doesn't seem complex, interesting, or forthcoming. This wine is, and always has been, terribly vexing for me --- maybe it just needs more time, but that's a possibility I don't really believe in. Drink now if you're into lightly-flavored mineral water, keep holding if you believe time will ultimately unlock some secrets here. As it drinks today, my gut impression score is probably in the 70s ---- I really want to like this, there's just not much in the way of aroma or flavor to like (or dislike, for that matter).

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