Reserve Gamay Noir
Old Mission Peninsula
Traverse City, Michigan, USA
On the back of the bottle they describe the wine as,
‘aromatic and fruity with distinct tart cherry, red plum and black pepper
flavors.’
I have to agree with what they have written here - The nose
is aromatic, fruity and I am going to add spice to bouquet. The tart cherry, red plum and a fine grind
black pepper shows through on the flavor profile. The appearance is a shiny crimson color. The mouthfeel seems thin at times and I feel
like something is missing with each sip.
Maybe I am picking up a watery edge that is interfering with the
structure of the wine and that is making wine seem uninteresting.
Let me come back to this bottle in a day or two.
Two days later:
That watery edge seems to be gone. Today, the flavors are melding together. Besides the tart cherry, red plum and fine
grind black pepper I am going to add cedar today. There is a little cedar spice mixing in with
the black pepper spice. There is a
lingering earthy and cedar tone on the palate.
Two days ago there was nothing on the aftertaste but, sheer boredom dancing alone on my tongue.
This wine needs time to breath after opening.
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