Community Tasting Note

Ingmars wrote:

Monday, February 21, 2022 - Cork broke in two when removing it. A bright golden yellow colour was encouraging for a Mâconnais of this age. I was expecting it to look far darker. My nose couldn't detect wood at the start, just old pungent orange and other citrus which was just beginning to decay, typical, in my experience, of white burgundy well beyond its prime. But a half-hour later the nose improved - the decaying citrus retreated and hazelnuts and roasted peanuts showed up, reversing the ageing effect. Bitter phenols in the mouth initially, but in 10 minutes the wine started revealing the sweetness of the harvested fruit, redeeming itself. I knew this had seen élevage in oak due to the mouthfeel, but it took more than three hours to detect its flavour. Well done on that score! No great interest here, but a very good wine which has endured the two decades surprisingly well.

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