Community Tasting Note

Pknut wrote:

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - This wine is at a mid-point. It is clearly past the lushness of its youth, but is neither resolved in texture nor mature in tertiary qualities and still has many years to go. One might think that the dry mouthfeel and smooth tannin suggest a wine that's old, but I submit that it's just getting started, that it is just the base on which the wine will ride years longer and develop more nuance and complexity. There is an inner core of sweet red fruit that emerges at about three hours of air. On the second night, no degradation or oxidation at all, with the palate showing more fig paste and dates than red fruit. Comparing this to the 2000 Beaucastel, they are quite different. The 2000 Beau is more black and purple fruited, while this Coudoulet is more red then brown. The 2000 Beau is primary, chunky still. This Coudoulet is maturing, but is far from mature. This little Coudoulet was certainly a good wine in its own right.

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