It's shed a little of its baby fat, and is coming into its own, albeit still pretty primary. It's a giant fuzzy ball of purple fruit, but not jammy somehow. It has a touch of the creamy/sherbet texture i find in shiraz sometimes. I'll let the other bottles rest for another year, and am curious to see where it goes next.
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A young wine by any measure - color, nose, flavors. Being my first Ghost Dog, but having had several vintages of Kata, I was mostly disappointed. It didn’t have the balance, depth, or overall interest of its big brother. But, six hours later (and 1/2 bottle in), I thought things started to open up and mellow out. I will give the next bottle a few more years, or decant for 12 hours.
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2/4/2022 - Bob23 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nicely integrated and lush without being jammy, thankfully missing the Lemon Pledge tang I sometimes get from petite sirah.
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8/4/2020 - Bob23 Likes this wine: 93 Points
It's shed a little of its baby fat, and is coming into its own, albeit still pretty primary. It's a giant fuzzy ball of purple fruit, but not jammy somehow. It has a touch of the creamy/sherbet texture i find in shiraz sometimes. I'll let the other bottles rest for another year, and am curious to see where it goes next.
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5/18/2019 - Cow Town wrote: 90 Points
A young wine by any measure - color, nose, flavors. Being my first Ghost Dog, but having had several vintages of Kata, I was mostly disappointed. It didn’t have the balance, depth, or overall interest of its big brother. But, six hours later (and 1/2 bottle in), I thought things started to open up and mellow out. I will give the next bottle a few more years, or decant for 12 hours.
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4/26/2019 - Bob23 Likes this wine: 92 Points
A fun minty note. Entering its drinking window.
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