Community Tasting Note
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Eudemis Likes this wine:
March 31, 2024 - 12.5% alcohol. Embossed bottle. Transparent cover over the collar sleeve. The cork is of vg quality but not that long; no wine penetration anyway. Decanted an hour ahead. The colour is dark with marginal thinning at the edge of the rim.
The nose mixes ripe wild dark berries with some ink in a very classy way. The mouth has plenty of grip more as a result of highish acidity than significant tannins; harmonious in its own way, which is far from opulent.
Probably not fully ready yet. Is it of 1er cru quality? Probably not.
In today's meal, the wine ended up playing second fiddle to a rack of French lamb which was simply glorious.
Still highly enjoyable, but not at a commensurate level with the current price (about 500€ according to IdW, give me a break).1 person found this helpful 860 views
2 Comments
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Ibetian commented:
3/31/24, 11:08 AM - EP it was $100. The good ol’ days…
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Eudemis commented:
4/1/24, 12:00 AM - Indeed, I paid about 85€ for it a few years after release. Many of these 02 purchases have turned out excellent, especially in Northern Médoc; this one not so much.