WineXpert Eclipse Forza

[heatherd]

@jgmann67 Bravado Super Tuscan, I think.

 

[jgmann67]

@jgmann67 Bravado Super Tuscan, I think.

Given that I have a Forza and an Amarone in production now, I'm kinda leaning that way.

 

[jgmann67]

I'm beat. Bottled the Forza and a cab. Then racked the zin and the Fourtitude. There's a mess down in the wine room that I just don't want to deal with right now.

Hope Craig got home okay after we were done. The skies opened up and it poured here.

It'll be another year or better this this one is ready to drink. We used a higher end cork that will be fine for 5+ years. So, I'm in no rush.

 

[Boatboy24]

Thoughts on the Forza?

 

[ceeaton]

Thoughts on the Forza?

Yum. Will age very gracefully over time.

@jgmann67 , only had a (one) big drop of rain on the windshield on the way home, seriously.

 

[Boatboy24]

Yum. Will age very gracefully over time.

I agree. Bottled mine yesterday and think it has huge potential.

 

[ceeaton]

I agree. Bottled mine yesterday and think it has huge potential.

I just gave my last taster 375 ml bottle to jgmann, so I still have 24 x 750ml bottles in the "sanctuary". Let's see what the count is this time next year. I'd like to keep a significant portion until it hits three years old (July 2018).

 

[jgmann67]

It has the makings of an incredible wine. All the notes I was hoping for. Deep color, cherry nose, sour cherry and red fruit palate. Tannic, but not off-puttingly so. It's going to need a long nap. Easily another year on the shelf.

The first taster will be around the new year I think.

@ceeaton - not here... We got pasted with rain.

 

[jgmann67]

So when we bottled, I took a 375ml bottle (mostly filled) and dropped it in the fridge. I pulled it out tonight and am BERRY pleased with myself.

Nice nose of berry, flavor is excellent.

 

[heatherd]

Nice to hear that the Forza is good! I have it, Bravado, and Fourtitude on deck.

 

[ceeaton]

Nice to hear that the Forza is good! I have it, Bravado, and Fourtitude on deck.

That is quite the lineup!

 

[jgmann67]

Nice to hear that the Forza is good! I have it, Bravado, and Fourtitude on deck.

My Fourtitude is in month 4 in the carboy. It's shaping up very nicely.

The Bravado will need to wait till winter.

 

[Steve_M]

Presently at the 7 month point added dose of K-meta sampled a wee bit. Yep gonna like this one too.

 

[knockabout]

Mine is about a year old now still bulk ageing but a taste today was amazing - it may be my best wine yet

 

[jgmann67]

So I have a friend who imports wine from France. He's a venture capitalist with an awesome basement.

He shared a couple bottles with his brother and they're officially fans of the Forza and my RJS WS Aussie Cab.

 

[jgmann67]

We tapped a bottle of the Forza with dinner last night. We were drinking it after an EP Amarone. It was way too young to compare them - the Forza is still a baby, the Amarone was 3.5 years old. There are still some hard edges to this wine. But, the cherry and dark chocolate were very much front and center. In another year, this is going to be awesome... I hope.

 

[Boatboy24]

We tapped a bottle of the Forza with dinner last night. We were drinking it after an EP Amarone. It was way too young to compare them - the Forza is still a baby, the Amarone was 3.5 years old. There are still some hard edges to this wine. But, the cherry and dark chocolate were very much front and center. In another year, this is going to be awesome... I hope.

I agree. Have had a couple bottles. Still edgy, but huge potential that I think it will live up to.

 

[knockabout]

We bottled the Forza this weekend. Even better than last taste a month ago. it has the potential to be my best red yet.

 

[heatherd]

@knockabout @Boatboy24 @jgmann67 Did you make any tweaks in the Forza?

 

[jgmann67]

@knockabout @Boatboy24 @jgmann67 Did you make any tweaks in the Forza?

I don't recall anything major... I added 50g of French Medium over and above the included oak during bulk aging and maybe some tannin in the finish.