As a follow up to last weeks tasting posted by u/offthebackplt flight 2 features wine making philosophies in a leaner style. Our top 3 were all close with very mixed opinions. Bottom two had a clear divide.
Wine 1 – tart cherry, unripe berry, earth, a little one-dimensional at first, high acid, balanced, could develop a lot of complexity with age (3rd – everyone says middle of the pack)
Wine 2 – jammy purple marker, dry, strong tannin, feels big, chocolate, mint (2nd – even spread)
Wine 3 – big capsaicin, white pepper, super firm tannin, fresh, floral, red berry, tobacco, gravel, mineral (1st – another big spread)
Wine 4 – basil, bay leaf, herbal, pepper, luscious mouthfeel, forest floor, dusty, complex (5th – universal last but my 1st)
Wine 5 – plummy, high acid, mineral, tomato leaf, low body really lets it down but easiest to drink (4th – not well liked)
by der_radfahrer
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I feel like this tasting would have completely different results in a few years.
Looks like a fun time!
Capsaicin is the part of pepper that gives the physical burning sensation, do you mean pyrazine (the vegetal green pepper character)?
All of those wines need another 5 years at least.
Vintage variation plays a big role in the score discrepancies here. 20 and 22 are not good vintage like 21. Good thing is that 23 Napa is rolling out and you can score a few bottles at good price
Are you guys eating tomato leaves to add that to your tasting note repertoire?
Joking but also serious lol
I feel like this would have been differently received if all the bottles had been decanted for 30 minutes to an hour.
Still glad y’all had fun.
Stealing 5 papered bags of wine from hobos.. no shame sir?
How’d you find the Matthiason?Curios based on overall body and being a lower alcohol profile