2004 Owen Roe Abbot's Table

[dananne]

Agree, Bucko, with the premise that big, overextracted, high alc wines may not age well, and that balance in = balance out. From the tasting note, however, I was just under the impression that it was woody and somewhat muddled. He didn't mention alc, and I've not tasted the wine. In that case, I'd likely agree with you. My take regarded the use of wood. Sometimes, in my experience, that mellows with time. For example, many Pauillac wines taste like cedar juice when young. The Owen Roe wines I've had all seemed to calm down a bit with some bottle age, save for some hot ones (I posted on an '03 Pinot Noir that was too hot when young, and it hasn't improved with bottle age).