Community Tasting Note

acyso wrote:

Sunday, January 11, 2015 - From 110-year-old vines (50% original rootstock). For the sake of science, I opened one of these now. Almost purple in colour. The nose is incredibly muted, and there are only some slight aromas of bell pepper and earth. I feel that there might also be a bit of cherry as well, but right now, the nose is not showing anything at all. The palate is also very restrained and not giving anything up, though I'm not sure behind what the flavours are hiding. There's the typical cabernet franc greenness, with a good amount of earthiness and a slight hint of cough syrup on the finish. On the other hand, this wine is a real textural pleasure -- unctuous but with none of that high-alcohol, fruit-bomb garbage that accompanies most wines of this texture. Lovely acidity and freshness combined with that rich texture... I just wish that there was more to the palate, but I'm going to give this the benefit of the doubt and chalk it up to being so young. I'll revisit this note over the next day or two. This has significantly loosened up after one day. There's a bit of a blackcurrant and plum character that comes through now on the nose in addition to all the peppery aromas. The fruit is also a bit more prominent on the palate now, with some blackberry character. The tannins, somehow, seem to have hardened a bit, but this is a much better drink on day 2 and I'm very optimistic about its ageability. I'm ticking the score up a notch.

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