Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Monday, October 7, 2013 - This was so much better than the last bottle. Opened a week before and recorked, it clearly benefitted from the slow aeration. Whilst the last bottle was probably equal parts intellectual appreciation and masochistic fascination, this was actually very enjoyable to drink - so much so that Kelvin and I polished off a bottle between us over a pleasant couple of hours. There was still a very funky, leather and barnyard pong when first poured, but it lifted very quickly to reveal a nice nose of dark cherries and blueberries, then brighter strawberry accents, interwoven with briary spice, loamy earth and a little meatiness. A nicely fragrant bouquet; quite reminiscent of a top Cru Beaujolais. In the mouth, the wine was really fresh and juicy, with a slightly tart edge to its bright flavours of cherries and strawberries when drank without food, but quite impeccably balanced when we had something to munch on. It was rather more red-fruited here than on the nose I thought, and there was a little floral note in there somewhere as well. Nice flavours. What I really liked about the wine though was the lovely clarity and purity it had in the midst of a clearly fleshy, substantial midpalate. Plush, sweet tannins and a nice finish then completed the picture. It was not the longest, but felt very full and satisfying, with a good sappiness to go with some very juicy acidity, and then a nice underline of mineral, orange peel and a tiny twist of bittersweet bramble - all promising a nascent complexity. I liked this a lot more this time round. It still needs a lot more time, but I think it will be a very nice wine over the next 6-8 years or so.

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