At the end of this unblended tasting, I hope I can correctly identify the wine, but let’s see what happens:
AROMA / FLAVOR ASSESSMENT
Wine 1 is a red wine . . . the wine is clear, the wine is day bright, the wine is deep brick red with rose hues out to the edge.
Dark overripe cherry almost like a jolly rancher; candied cherry fruit; overripe, dried strawberry; child’s blow up rubber raft; grandmom’s mahogany wooden spoon (the one used to disclipline me). Slight hint of spice; dry sage; white pepper. Notes of dark chocolate. Definite signs of oak, this is new French oak.
STRUCTURE ASSESSMENT
The wine is dry, medium plus body. Acidity on the wine is medium. There’s some alcohol, medium, medium-plus with a medium finish.
CONCLUSION
This wine comes from a warm climate; very glossy, very extracted fruit
This is a new world wine. Possible varietals include Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cab frank, petit verdot . . . classical Bordeaux grapes but definitively new world with a left bank, cab predominant presentation.
This wine is from California. This wine is from Napa Valley; this wine is from Calistoga. This wine is from 2004 or 2006. Oak undertones integrated into the wine point to 2004 from a high quality producer.
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