2021 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! Five Points Red - USA, California (4/7/2023)
Friday was a company holiday, our “spring holiday.” It had been a long week. It’s been a long year. It was a good day to get out for a walk, and see the eagles by the canal. Come dinner time I really wanted something to lift my spirits, and not just via alcohol. I opened this, my first bottle of the Five Points Red Wine, and was struck not so much by specific aromas or flavors, but rather by the range of emotions that came through experiencing the wine. The first was serenity. It was followed by contemplation. I think I was trying to figure out why the wine triggered a sense of serenity. Empathy came after, but closely followed by gratitude. The two create a sense of thankfulness for all that has been done by everyone to make a moment, a wine possible. Then came the joy, and the eventual embracing of the deliciousness that a light bodied yet richly textured, refreshing and soulful wine can bring.