Red Mountain Red Wine
Shiraz-Tempranillo
- Inle Lake
- Southern Shan State of Myanmar
- 2011
- $12
This red wine is a blend of Shiraz 70% and Tempranillo 30%. The grapes were harvested in first week of March 2011, with a 24 Brix sugar level. The process was traditional with a short maceration in order to produce a soft easy drinking wine for all occasion. The alcoholic and malo-lactic fermentations have been controlled in stainless steel tanks. This wine was aged in tanks during 1 year with French oak chips during 3 months
Tasting description:Deep dark red color intensity. First nose on the oaky range like vanilla and black chocolate. Candied morrello cherry. Spicy and animal notes. Still young red wine. The tannins need time to be rounded.
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My Review:
Red Mountain was significantly thinner than most other reds I have had, especially the other Myanmar red I tried. However, even though it was lighter, it was sharper in taste. It did not have a lot of other flavors, seemed just the grapes and that is it. There was almost an acidic taste to it and you could definitely taste more alcohol in this one. It had a cleaner pallet though, since it was not as many flavors it seemed more pure and easier to drink. Not as good as the previous reviewed Red Shiraz from Myanmar
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