Community Tasting Note

dcwino wrote:

Thursday, September 22, 2011 - Transparent and bright red that turned a bit darker with time. Candied cherry fruit, a hint of strawberry, ripe fruit but not overdone. The oak component is not noticeable. Nice spicy notes, already displaying complex fruit expression of mushroom, nutmeg, animal and earth that are nicely layered. The palate shows sappy fruit, bright piercing acidity and excellent concentration. This is an impressive scale wine that will require 15+ years of aging. 94 for now and I bet 97+ when fully matured.

Although this is a bit ripe the wine is not heavy in any ways. It however doesn’t show much refinement perhaps due to the stage it’s in. Nevertheless this is an exceptional wine with great aging potential.

P.S. There is an animal note and ripe fruit although not as pronounced that reminded me of the 09 Lapierre Morgon. I really think that cellaring the top Beaujolais is the way to go in lieu of the crazy wine prices.

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