Community Tasting Note

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - Bordeaux tasting - with a few pirates: This was probably my wine of the night. It’s just so darn yummy and expressive, with a spine that is so focused and intense without overpowering the fruit or the focus. Black and beautiful fruit that is pure and powerful. The more O2 this thing ate, the stronger it became, like a purple Pac Man gobbling up power pellets. This was the only wine that was dumped in a decanter, and it was a total benefit to the way in which it rewarded over the course of the evening. Blackberries, crushed flowers, black minerality, fresh soil, and an electric purple plum thing that accentuated the persistence for days. A great finish that far outshined its peers.

Of course, as I write these very words, I can already anticipate the comments, “You better drink now, cuz this vintage is gonna shut down soon enough and you’ll have to find something else to gush over for the next decade or more!” Aaaaaaand this is where I have a “problem” with some of ‘these wines.’ I absolutely hate loving a wine now and hating it in two years. I know some wines can go through sheepish phases, but then there’s those fuming mad wines that just throw the bouquet in your face, slam the front door on you, and then call the cops and have you arrested. So, along those lines, guzzle these now if you decided to shell out the dough (I guess when the winemaker passes, it rockets up prices to Van Gogh status), or hide them until the 2036 general election – Omri Ram for president!

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