Community Tasting Note

Barry Rothof wrote:

Thursday, April 21, 2011 - The colour seems a slightly less intense version of the previous wine, without the golden hue. Here too, the nose is medium-plus intense but less complex. Yet, this noble south-bank 1er Cru conveys medium-plus intense notes of ripe pears and pit fruits, some hazelnut, again a hint of butter candy and a slight Serein clay mineral touch. Medium-plus bodied, this wine does sport pronounced acidity, which is nonetheless largely buffered by the mid-palate flavours and glycerine-laden texture. Intense, albeit still relatively simple flavours of lemon sherbet are lifted by a pronounced cretaceous mineral infusion. There’s seems a slight oxidative hint present, but given an excellent line of pronounced acidity paired with impressive concentration, this puppy may yet surprise us in the future. The minerally driven finish adds an extra jolt of intensity, but is otherwise an exercise in balance, which is maintained even beyond the 35 second mark. I’ll give 92 points for this showing with two for potential, but my next bottle (I have none) would be slated for 2015. Having said that, there seem to be some reports of advanced bottles floating around the web….......TN Mike de Lange

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