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Thanks, well there is something disjointed about the palate in my view, in that sense I agree. It just seemed unusual for a SV blend.
I haven't tried it, so can't really comment, other than the general observation that a very good contract wine maker (Tim Kirk) may not have had control over vineyard management and picking and had to work with whatever the vineyard manager gave him. Mix of ripe and under-ripe fruit is reasonably common, sometimes just the season, sometimes (more often?) poor vineyard management. The green undertones and hard, bitter tannins are common when that occurs. A good vineyard manager will thin the crop and/or reduce the green canopy when necessary to achieve better, more uniform ripeness.