Community Tasting Note

Oechsle wrote:

Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 59% Cabernet Sauvignon
35% Merlot
Small quantities of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot

After reading up on this producer (a negotiant for Millesima) I wanted to like it because large formats are readily available, but it falls short. Peyrabon does not grow but sources its grapes in Haut Medoc. For a vintage such as 2010, this wine is underwhelming.
Nose of alcohol, green stems (possibly from Cab Franc component) and aspirin. Can’t find the fruit. On the palate the wine is light to medium weight with strong acid and plentiful tannins. The kind that coat your tongue and teeth.
Day 2 – More of the same, alcohol, aspirin, and some dark fruits in the back ground. Palate fleshed out a bit, but ripe fruit is lacking with tannin and high acid dominating.
Day 3 - Black stewed plums joined the show, but this wine is still dominated by tannin and acid. Retailing at $20 there are better options. (see notes on Pierre de Montignac & D'Aurilhac)
Purchased from retail store and consumed over three day at 60-65 without food. This may have been better with a fatty stew or braised meat… Na zdrowie

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