2001 White Rock Napa Claret

probfrank

A nice 'old-world' new-world wine. A good dark chocolate nose leads to a quick fruit front with a slight mid-palate breakdown that leads to a medium length finish. Best after a couple of hours decanted. Would like to see how a few more years would favor this solid claret. Would try again.

2001 White Rock Napa Claret

Nico Sanchez

The nose did in fact exhibit more "old-world" traits, a lot of whet rock, dirt, slight fruit, and a sweatiness aspect. I found the wine to be thin on the mid-palate and the finish to be very rough. The taste seemed definitely muted. Some balance was restored after hours of decanting, but I do not think I'd try this Napa claret again. Definite California characteristics, but there are better wines from California.

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Tasting Tags: claret napa ns-87