Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - Oak Comparison (Home (Noe st)): Medium minus garnet.
Sweet dried and stewed fruit - black cherry, red cherry. Tamari-soy notes of age. A prickle of possible VA (balsamic).
The oak presents as a sort of higher-toned sweetness, with a prickle of dill pickle chips.
On the palate
- dry
- medium body
- medium alcohol
- high acid (zippier than the '05 M. de Riscal GR)
- medium tannins - rounded with age
Oak presents as a higher-toned sweetness, vanilla, slightly green/woody (dill).