Community Tasting Note

NickBurwood wrote:

Sunday, December 9, 2012 - Remarkable instant bramble fruit nose on pulling cork and decanting, which just as rapidly closed up.
Decanted 2 hours beforehand and redecanted 30 minutes before first proper glass. Secondary decanting necessary in attempt to ameliorate a very volatile acidity as well as to bring out some fruit character.
Slight rim in glass bricking down into a deep ruby core. Aroma of earthy, smokey hedge fruits and spice.
Acidity still strong in the backbone but under control. Core flavours of blackberry, ground pepper with maquis herb notes. Every glass poured varied suggesting this wine, undoubtedly well structured, needs time to decide its destiny.
90 today, could be 93+ if evolution is kind. Will open next bottle in 2014 and report (hopefully) progress.

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