Community Tasting Note

aagrawal wrote:

Saturday, September 20, 2014 - Rieussec Mini-Vertical (San Francisco, CA): From a 375. Light golden color; moderate intensity nose with wax, vanilla, some baking spice with swirling, a bit of pineapple; palate is full bodied, moderate sweetness, decent acidity at front of palate, early fruit is difficult to pin down, and it fades towards a slightly hollow midpalate; short-moderate finish. This is enjoyable by itself, but 1) is too young by 5 years, 2) lacks persistence on the palate, 3) seems short on the fruit, 4) has oak that is quite pronounced. Certainly falters compared to the 1999 Rieussec beside it, but I'm hopeful that 5 years will show some improvement (though factors going against that include lack of persistence on the palate and high oak/fruit ratio). I have a few left, and will try my next one in 5 years. 88
Day 2: Consistent with initial notes above.

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