Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Friday, February 25, 2022 - Bottle #25587. 17% alcohol.

Moderately evolved, deep and very slightly translucent blood-red color. At first the wine has a very sweet, jammy and slightly volatile nose with aromas of blackcurrant jam or strawberry jam with some sweet, ethery VA. However, as the wine opens up, the nose picks up complexity and slightly loses some of its jammy sweetness as it starts to exhibit aromas of wizened red cherries, some raisiny tones, a little bit of boozy alcohol, light savory notes of meat stew and a hint of blackberry marmalade. The wine is sweet, evolved and somewhat hot on the palate with a full-body and rich flavors of wizened black cherries, some raisiny tones, a little bit of blackberry jam, light evolved notes of meaty umami, a boozy hint of alcohol and a lifted touch of sweet, ethery VA. The medium acidity doesn't lend much freshness to the wine, so it comes silky smooth, but also rather soft and round. The tannins feel very gently grippy on the gums. The finish is quite long and gently grippy with sweetish-umami flavors of strawberries, some pruney tones, a little bit of blackcurrant jam, light blackberry tones, a hint of old leather and a touch of medicinal ether.

A quite nice, balanced and enjoyable VDN that is a bit too soft, mellow and boozy for my preference, but nevertheless shows some nice, evolved complexity and savory umami character. Although the wine doesn't feel young anymore, it is still very vibrant and full of fruit, so I can expect the wine to continue on developing for at least a handful of years more. Tasty stuff that goes nicely with different kinds of cheeses, especially if served a bit on the cool side.

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