Community Tasting Note

RajivAyyangar wrote:

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 2001: A Wine Odyssey — Berserker Offline @ The Palace (The Palace Steakhouse, SF): Summary:
Dirty and green, with a slightly overripe fruit quality I’m not a huge fan of. Structurally classic and undeniably complex. It blossomed with some air, which makes me think this will be much better with some more age.

Score: Around 8.5

Visual:
Nearly opaque, medium ruby with some hints of garnet.

Nose:
Expressive and a bit dirty. Initial notes of barnyard and underripe stewed bell pepper (pyrazines). Underneath there is tightly-wound ripe purple fruit, with a savory cedar/tobacco note. Over time the fruit blossomed into a somewhat bacterial ripe-to-overripe black cherry, with a fair whiff of Brettanomyces.

Complex and developing, but still very primary.

Palate:
Medium plus body, moderate alcohol (13.5%? - actually 13%).
The oak is more apparent on the palate, presenting as finely ground nutmeg with a touch of cinnamon character.
Moderate acidity, moderate tannins - definitely less then I’d expect from a relatively young top Bdx.

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