Ed Rasimus wrote:

> >
> >Does this represent some specific of flaw in winemaking? What might
be
> >the cause of it, do you think?
>
> Now, having preluded with all of that, what do I think "hard and
> angular" is about? I'm thinking unripe fruit. Like fresh strawberries
> early in the season versus those luscious fully ripe berries that
> dribble juice down your chin. There's a hint of "greenness" in the
> fruit. And, there some minerality, maybe flintiness, iron, copper,
> etc. Terroir? Maybe.
>
> The question is, while "hard and angular" recede over time--either
> time in the glass or long term time in the bottle? If it does, then
it
> is a question of age rather than a winemaking flaw.

Given that this is a wine from Michigan I would agree that the hard and
angular flavor is probably from unripe fruit. I taste it a lot in
wines from Michigan, Ohio etc. where the growing season is just not
quite long enough to produce fully ripe fruit especially in the
Vinifera varietals.