Air time made a huge difference, as it started out fairly stinky, but that blew off to show pleasant red fruit, leather, and a little earthiness. It wasn't as tart than the last bottle I tried, but still has a fair bit of acidity. A pretty good showing after more than 15 years under a synthetic cork.
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Breton, Texier, and Puzelat: Tart, simple, and a little stinky, but still alive despite 16 years under an artificial cork. It changed quite a bit with air, at times showing classic syrah black pepper, with fruit fading in and out, and still with nice color, it is a shame to imagine what it could have been under a different closure.
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1/8/2015 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 88 Points
Air time made a huge difference, as it started out fairly stinky, but that blew off to show pleasant red fruit, leather, and a little earthiness. It wasn't as tart than the last bottle I tried, but still has a fair bit of acidity. A pretty good showing after more than 15 years under a synthetic cork.
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1/4/2014 - MikeATL wrote:
Breton, Texier, and Puzelat: Tart, simple, and a little stinky, but still alive despite 16 years under an artificial cork. It changed quite a bit with air, at times showing classic syrah black pepper, with fruit fading in and out, and still with nice color, it is a shame to imagine what it could have been under a different closure.
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12/11/2010 - cweiss wrote:
I forgot this had a plastic cork, and it was a relief to smell the pretty syrah nose. Quite nice on the palate too, though finished short.
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