Community Tasting Note

Cailles wrote:

Sunday, May 21, 2023 - 20 Mature Magnums (mostly Bdx, w/ Unico, Vogue Musigny, Marthas): From magnum. Two Unicos side-by-side. Clear win and my best Unico yet was the 1965 (97pts) which showed me for the first time why people rave about this wine. Like all old Unicos I tasted before, there was just not enough fruit and sweetness but this time, this was compensated by a sweet malty and caramel/toffee core. It tasted like a great old Bordeaux. The 1962 (92pts) showed much less complex, with not enough sweetness and hence a slightly off balance.

TN: Dark brooding nose, seems much younger, driven by minerality and a cool dark fruit core. Not sweet. On the palate very fresh and with loads of acidity. Again a cool dark fruit core, herbs, minerality. Not overly complex but quite elegant, even if the acidity is a bit too pronounced and there is not enough sweetness to create a good balance. Good but without exceptionalism.

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