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Jun 30, 2015 02:25
8 yrs ago
English term

long-term proposition

English Art/Literary Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Currently closed and backward, this wine seems to share a more similar character to Trotanoy than in any recent vintages I recall. Powerful, structured, masculine, but a long-term proposition, this dark ruby/purple-colored wine displays notes of caramelized, sweet black cherries and wild berry fruit with plenty of spice, earth, and a hint of herbaceousness.
Responses
4 +3 the wine needs to be regarded as something to be kept before drinking

Responses

+3
2 hrs
Selected

the wine needs to be regarded as something to be kept before drinking

The sentence structure makes it clear that the 'proposition' describes the wine:

"..., a long-term proposition, this ... wine ..."

So what the writer seems to be suggesting is that, despite the qualities listed, the wine needs to be kept for a longish time in order for it to be at its best — it is a wine for 'laying down' and drinking in perhaps 5 to 10 years' time, instead of right away.
Peer comment(s):
agree Jack Doughty
40 mins
Thanks, Jack!
agree Peter Simon
1 hr
Thanks, Peter!
agree Phong Le
8 days
Thanks, Phong Le!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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