What this wine lacks in cohesion it makes up for in charm, particularly on the nose: first the smell of early spring fruit—strawberries and rhubarb—followed by stemmy green notes and some slightly confected fruit, like a cherry Popsicle. The tannic bite on the palate, therefore, comes as a surprise after the bounciness of the nose. It grips all that fleshy red fruit a little aggressively and is accompanied by some spicy oak which doesn't quite gel. It's possible this wine is in an awkward phase and will come together again in the future.
What this wine lacks in cohesion it makes up for in charm, particularly on the nose: first the smell of early spring fruit—strawberries and rhubarb—followed by stemmy green notes and some slightly confected fruit, like a cherry Popsicle. The tannic bite on the palate, therefore, comes as a surprise after the bounciness of the nose. It grips all that fleshy red fruit a little aggressively and is accompanied by some spicy oak which doesn't quite gel. It's possible this wine is in an awkward phase and will come together again in the future.
What this wine lacks in cohesion it makes up for in charm, particularly on the nose: first the smell of early spring fruit—strawberries and rhubarb—followed by stemmy green notes and some slightly confected fruit, like a cherry Popsicle. The tannic bite on the palate, therefore, comes as a surprise after the bounciness of the nose. It grips all that fleshy red fruit a little aggressively and is accompanied by some spicy oak which doesn't quite gel. It's possible this wine is in an awkward phase and will come together again in the future.
What this wine lacks in cohesion it makes up for in charm, particularly on the nose: first the smell of early spring fruit—strawberries and rhubarb—followed by stemmy green notes and some slightly confected fruit, like a cherry Popsicle. The tannic bite on the palate, therefore, comes as a surprise after the bounciness of the nose. It grips all that fleshy red fruit a little aggressively and is accompanied by some spicy oak which doesn't quite gel. It's possible this wine is in an awkward phase and will come together again in the future.