Community Tasting Note
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CondorKhan wrote: 93 points
January 25, 2021 - Pours shockingly light but beautiful ruby.
The first day, it displayed a powerful, exuberant nose of cherries, forest floor and earth, but the palate was completely shut down, giving only faint cherry, and feeling thin, hollow and acidic. I thought it was entering a dumb phase.
However, over the next three days it gradually opened up to the point that the last two glasses were pretty much Premier Cru level... the intense nose never faded, but the palate filled up with dried cherries, cranberry, a tiny hint of stemmy herbiness, and big earth and forest floor, leading into high toned, fresh acidity and velvety tannins. At this point, it paired brilliantly with monkfish with miso broth (recipe courtesy of Eric Ripert, search for it), with the ginger flavors working wonders with the earthiness of the wine. An absolutely stellar pairing.
The last glass was the best, and the last sip was like saying goodbye to a good friend.1 person found this helpful 652 views
1 Comment
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TomHall commented:
1/26/21, 6:00 PM - Agree with your 93. Although we consumed ours in one evening (3 of us), found it to be wonderful, especially with the earthiness notes. Wish I had bought more than 2! (but still have one left)