Community Tasting Note

Julian Marshall Does not like this wine:

Thursday, March 28, 2013 - better colour than the Branaire, but still a lot of bricking at the edges. The bouquet is odd, like drying flowers, some redcurrant but with traces of oxidisation, then some leather and spices, a little reminiscent of a Rioja.
In the mouth, the first sensations of fruit don't taste burnt, but as if the wine has been made from dried fruit: all slightly dry and brittle. The second wave is better, with traces of fresher redcurrant and a quite a smooth, silky finish with a definite feel of trademark Issan elegance, but the aftertaste is bitter.
Drunk on its own it's not bad, but I would imagine that drunk alongside Issans from more successful vintages such as 98, 00 or 01, its faults would be all too obvious.
Again, this tastes surprisingly old, with traits of oxidisation becoming clearer as the wine is aired. It needs finishing.

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