4 hours of air in the bottle. I normally jump right into this wine but wanted to try something diff. Style has pretty good structure an semi soft tannins but not as bold as it was when I would pop in pour I don’t think the way I approached this wine this time was best Still good but not how I remember when I pop n pour this wine. 91 the way it is currently. 92 when it First was opened.
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Interesting nose sweet with a lil bit of funk This is a smell I’ve never smelled in a wine. Wine is a bit past semi sweet. Kind of soft tannins. Earthy cherry flavored. spice on the back end and initially but kind of fades after five seconds an comes back 15 seconds later. Finish lingers on an on. Not my fav cdp but definitely drinkable. This wine sat in the bottle exposed to air for 6 hours I Removed some of the wine initially an let it chill out until trying This is bit hard to fullly describe but it is definitely terroir driven Could possibly get a higher score if this wine starts to integrate with itself better over time.
Day 2 I kept this wine in my food fridge over night. I also pumped the air out of it. This wine is more fruit forward on day 2. Same nose as yesterday but more of a fruit flavor than than the day prior. Taste a lil bit better than previous. I will say an hour later this wine got a bit better If I drink this again I will give it a lot of time before I enjoy.
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Let it sit in the bottle for 4 hours. Removed some wine to allow air to hit the wine Soft flavors on the palate. Really light lemon flavors (soft citrus) , soft tart flavors as well. Everything about this wine is soft. Acidity as well. Easy drinking. No where near overly fruity. Maybe I might have given this too much air after reading my previous tasting notes.
Ten min later an the wine is starting to get a bit angrier. More tension. Lil bit of minerality. Acidity is more citrus in style.
30 min later the nose is starting to blossom. It was somewhat mute at first but not anymore. Tropical fruits have emerged on the nose. More fruit flavors on the palate as well. Lil more citrus flavors and tart green apple as well with the fruit flavors. I liked the wine better after it sat in the glass.
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2017 Adaptation Cabernet Sauvignon
5/22/2024 - Raywilliams420 Likes this wine: 92 Points
4 hours of air in the bottle. I normally jump right into this wine but wanted to try something diff. Style has pretty good structure an semi soft tannins but not as bold as it was when I would pop in pour I don’t think the way I approached this wine this time was best Still good but not how I remember when I pop n pour this wine. 91 the way it is currently. 92 when it First was opened.
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2021 Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape
5/22/2024 - Raywilliams420 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Interesting nose sweet with a lil bit of funk This is a smell I’ve never smelled in a wine. Wine is a bit past semi sweet. Kind of soft tannins. Earthy cherry flavored. spice on the back end and initially but kind of fades after five seconds an comes back 15 seconds later. Finish lingers on an on. Not my fav cdp but definitely drinkable. This wine sat in the bottle exposed to air for 6 hours I Removed some of the wine initially an let it chill out until trying This is bit hard to fullly describe but it is definitely terroir driven Could possibly get a higher score if this wine starts to integrate with itself better over time.
Day 2 I kept this wine in my food fridge over night. I also pumped the air out of it. This wine is more fruit forward on day 2. Same nose as yesterday but more of a fruit flavor than than the day prior. Taste a lil bit better than previous. I will say an hour later this wine got a bit better If I drink this again I will give it a lot of time before I enjoy.
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2020 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
5/22/2024 - Raywilliams420 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Let it sit in the bottle for 4 hours. Removed some wine to allow air to hit the wine Soft flavors on the palate. Really light lemon flavors (soft citrus) , soft tart flavors as well. Everything about this wine is soft. Acidity as well. Easy drinking. No where near overly fruity. Maybe I might have given this too much air after reading my previous tasting notes.
Ten min later an the wine is starting to get a bit angrier. More tension. Lil bit of minerality. Acidity is more citrus in style.
30 min later the nose is starting to blossom. It was somewhat mute at first but not anymore. Tropical fruits have emerged on the nose. More fruit flavors on the palate as well. Lil more citrus flavors and tart green apple as well with the fruit flavors. I liked the wine better after it sat in the glass.
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