Community Tasting Note

wineshlub wrote:

Monday, May 30, 2011 - When first opened this tasted like Black Cherry soda, complete with fizz. It quickly settled down, revealing pleasant vegetable tinged aromas of rhubarb and blackberries. Strawberry rhubarb palate, with a vibrant lemon laced finish. As is usual with D&R this is mercurial and complex.

Day 2: Once again, the D&R Day 2 Dill Pickle flavor has appeared. Not as pronounced as in the Crozes-Hermitage, but definitely there. I'm sure this would be off putting to most - and I go back and forth on the question of whether it's a bug or a feature. In the St. Joseph this dill pickle flavor is more secondary than primary and adds complexity without overwhelming the other flavors. In the Crozes, it was THE primary flavor on the second day. It was an interesting evolution in an appealing wine, but if that had been the flavor that hit me on Day 1, I'm not so sure I could have gotten past it. In this case, if this was my initial exposure to the wine I would still have liked it a lot.

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