TN: Forlorn-Hope Dragone Ramato PinotGris '16...(short/boriing)

WINE TALK
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Tried this last night w/ Susan:

  1. Forlorn-Hope Dragone Ramato PinotGris RorickVnyd/CalaverasCnty (Skin-frmtd;187 cs; 11%) 2016: Light garnet color; light floral/PG/bit spicy/rose petal very slight phenolic rather tight/closed nose; quite tart/tangy bit metallic/stony slight resiny fairly rich but austere very slight floral/rose petal/PG slight stony/chalky rather closed/tight flavor w/ slight tannic bite; med.long very light rose petal/floral/PG quite tart/tangy/bit austere light resiny/phenolic finish w/ light tannic bite; a very quiet/closed/tight/shut-down Ramato that I suspect will get a whole lot better w/ 6mo-1 yr; not showing much of anything right now but acid. $30.00

A wee BloodyPulpit:

  1. Wow…if there ever was an Oakland (“there’s no there/there”:HerbCaen) wine, this was it. It didn’t have that usual phenolic signature that you get from a skin-contact white, just a lightly resiny character. The aromatics were almost non-existent. Yet the wine didn’t have that vapid/watery character you get in some wines. So the jury is very much out on this wine. There was no overt TCA that I could tell, but something sure robbed this wine of any character.
    I had this happen before w/ a wine of Matt’s ('15 Qua Saudade) that was very bizarre when I opened it just after it hit my front porch and, retried several months later, was much more akin to what I expected. So I’ll just wait this one out a bit.
    Tom
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Well…after standing out on the counter for a day, it finally started to develop some
aromatics at a low key. Jury still be out, though.
Tom

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Drank a bottle last night - mine was plenty aromatic and on par with prior vintages.

Have you tasted the sparkling Pinot yet?

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Nope…didn’t order that one, David.
Glad to hear your btl was one up to snuff. I’ll retry in a few months.
Tom