Sunday, September 28, 2014 - casual tasting at Hugo's (At Hugo's): dark red-purple
earthy-rustic nose of dark fruits, background oak-vanilla, dark used leather, soil, some brett.
full bodied, firm tannins, good acidity level, med intensity ripe fruity flavours, good balance, also notes of tobacco, chocolate, black currant, but a bit chalky and dry on the finish.
the bottle was opened a day before for a small tasting then vacuumed - but it lost a bit of its qualities.