(Re-Tasted August 2010) ... It's the day after the trying, and I just finished reading my previous review of this wine and can really see/taste the change in this wine over the past 3 years. If you would like to refresh yourself with what I said previously click on the link above, I'll wait while you check it out.
Today I opened a bottle and was surprised at the incredible aromatics of the wine, lovely and red fruited - the taste was so-so, but what can I expect from a wine trapped for 3 years in bottle - so I let it breathe a little more, swirled it some more and let it sit while I cooked my dinner (BBQ pulled chicken). When I finally sat down about half an hour later the wine told a different story. The aromatics were still there with raspberry and licorice along with some vanilla wood backing it up. The taste was much better after the initial sip: sour cherry, cranberry (lots of sourish red fruit throughout) with firm acidity, but it paired well with the BBQ chicken and the sauce I poured over top. The wine's a little lean but still good with food - the back label said it is a full-bodied wine, but I wouldn't go that far, medium-bodied at this point, at best. Time to drink it up now and over the next 2-3 years.
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