Vintage: 2003
Winery: Concannon
Winery: Concannon
Grape: Petite Sirah
Country: California
Region: Livermore Valley
I believe this dark purple, almost black wine has real promise. However, as it stands right now, it is VERY tannic! I absolutely love tannins, and it is rare I have difficulty imbibing a wine due to strong tannins. However, it was difficult. I tried decanting the wine, which helped a little, but not a lot. The wine had a wonderful, full mouth feel, but it was hard to identify flavors or other characteristics, because the tannins were just so pronounced.
I let the wine sit in the decanter for 24 hours, and tried again. Although it was much better, it was still unbalanced. I believe this wine would be better in a couple more years. I finished the bottle despite myself.
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