Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Thursday, September 22, 2016 - Dense, inky and quite opaque purple color witha slightly translucent cherry red rim. Very intense and quite straightforward nose with dense aromas of blackcurrants, plum jam, some toffee oak, a little bit of toasty wood and herbaceous hints of currant leaves. The wine is moderately full-bodied, soft and quite hot on the palate with dense and rather overripe flavors of pronounced crème de cassis character, jammy dark fruits, some licorice tones, a little bit of extracted woody bitterness, a hint of toffee oak and a leafy touch of herbaceous, green character. The structure relies mostly on the firm and moderately grippy tannins as the acidity department feels quite mdoest. The finish is quite long and somewhat oaky with with ripe flavors of cassis liqueur, blackcurrant marmalade, some mocha oak , a little bit of savory wood spice and a hint of herbal minty character.

A dense, ripe and oaky Cabernet Sauvignon with a lot of extract. Feels somewhat balanced, but nothing that'd be particularly interesting or memorable. I'd love to see whether the wine will lose its baby fat with age or just fall apart - however, I wouldn't put any of my money into a gloopy, spoofy wine like this. Not really recommended.

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