Tasted 4 November 2016
Central Coast · Santa Lucia Highlands
Overtly candied lemon drop and sweet vanilla notes pummeled the heck out of any finesse this wine had hopes of producing. It had an almost vanilla Schnapps aftertaste, with the oak influence distracting from the…
"Not too bad" was the phrase we heard most of the night. Certainly some butter and oak on the attack, but some decent yellow citrus notes and some acid to add interest and hold it all together.…
Same as my previous notes, except that this got a little too warm (room temp), which flattened it out considerably on the back end. The flavors were decent, but the frame lost tension and grip…
Somewhat similar to my previous notes initially, but it turned goofy toward the end. Started out with a decent amount of body and verve. However, after a total of two hours of consumption, it became…