Community Tasting Note

justburg wrote:

Saturday, January 2, 2016 - My Birthday lunch at Les Amis. First of 4 reds. This wine evolved quite drastically over the duration of 2 hours. On first pour, a brilliant red, very primary, with an incredible bouquet of wild blueberries, fresh red roses, violets and a burst of intense ripe red fruit. The palate matched up with a melange of flavours - red kiwi, pomegranate, cherries, plums, grilled meat and beef broth. However, with extended time, this gained secondary characteristics, perhaps identifying and showing the true character of a Ruchottes - austere, lean, more mineral than fruit driven, yet with an underlying elegance. There was quite heavy bricking in appearance, with truffle, earth, minerals, meat, black tea and smoke, with some hints of sour plum, raisins and coffee. Very engaging wine, but not something for the long haul, although it was very interesting and intriguing to experience the evolution.

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