Tuesday, November 19, 2013

October 16, 2013 – Wine: 2005 Anomaly

Talk about bottle variation …  I bought this wine without tasting it simply because the 2004 was so tasty.  When I opened a bottle back in 2011, its flavors and richness were so wonderful that I immediately sought out more.  (That’s no easy task when looking for half-bottles.)  I opened one last year in September and it was still impressive.  Tonight’s bottle seemed a little shut down and a little awkward.  The palette is medium bodied, not lush, and features flavors of pomegranate, tea, red cherry, nutmeg, and mineral.  (I was hoping for more of the 2005 lushness.)  I should open another bottle in a few more days to see if this is a consistent state or just one off-bottle.

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