Community Tasting Note

Gregory Dal Piaz wrote:

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - Smoky, earthy and gravelly on the nose, interesting and nuanced with fine tobacco and cigar box accents, if not at all fruit driven. In the mouth there is a slightly different story. With a touch of tannin still lending backbone, this is mostly driven by acids today but retains a comfortable padding of fruit, delicate, plummy, earthy and turning redder with acid towards the back of the palate. there's nothing remarkable here, except for the pleasure and condition this throw away bottle is providing. It’s balanced with a softness only age can provide, yet retains the mineral grab of the tannins of the vintage. Lovely tobacco laced red berry flavors linger on the palate, well balanced, unobtrusive, stately, and satisfying.

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