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Friday, January 25, 2013 - Bar a Vin 2010 Bordeaux Tasting (Tower Club, Republic Plaza, Singapore): A really solid wine - this was my favourite of the small line-up of 2010 Bordeaux by some distance. The nose was very in keeping with the Poyferres in modern vintages - very deep, ripe, with pure aromas of cassis and black plums, and just the smallest undercurrants of earth, meat and spice. Those secondary notes will no doubt bloom with time, but the bouquet was still mostly about plush black fruit aromas. It was rather surprising then that the palate offered quite a bit more complexity than the nose would suggest. Ripe cassis and plums were there in abundance too, but these were wed to interesting naunces of roasted capsicum, smoky ash, and a nice twist of spice. Solid acidity, and fine, grippy tannins lent structure and elegance to the wine in spite of its size and power. This was very impressive indeed, showing as a really complete package all the way into a long, effortlessly powerful finish blessed with an abundance of fresh black fruit. Such was the plush, velvety quality of the wine that I have a feeling this will drink well throughout its life, but I would really lay it aside for at least 15 years for best effect.

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