2016 Black Hills Estate Nota Bene
Community Tasting Note
KillerJones Likes this wine:
92 Points
Friday, March 8, 2024 - On the nose the age is evident… with tertiary characteristics of earth, tobacco & almost a garrigue note.
Dark cherry & some green pepper from the Cab Franc. (damn you, IBMP!)
Lots of complexity here - surprisingly high acidity, too - makes me think there's still more years ahead for this vintage.
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Comment posted by KVM:
3/30/2024 8:22:00 PM - IBMP???
Comment posted by KillerJones:
4/1/2024 9:47:00 AM - LOL...science nerd in me. Sorry "Methoxypyrazine"- it is the compound behind that green pepper aroma...grassy note.
Comment posted by KVM:
4/3/2024 12:34:00 PM - the pyrazine problem confounds me.
In Burgundy it is often blamed on ladybus in the crush. Sometimes I find wine yucky because of it, and sometimes I hardly notice it - in the SAME wine!
Also, I don't smell it when I sniff ladybugs.