1978 Château Teyssier St. Émilion Grand Cru

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  8/4/2021 - forceberry wrote:

  This was a St. Émilion Grand Cru Teyssier from the time before Jonathan Maltus purchased the property. Tasted blind.
  
  Deep, moderately translucent syrupy-brown color with a brick-red hue. Aged, pungent and slightly oxidative nose with tertiary aromas of beef jerky, some smoke, a little bit of fresh blackcurrant, light sweeter notes of dried dark berries, a hint of damp leaves and a touch of soy sauce. The wine is medium-bodied, evolved and very tertiary on the palate with a silky mouthfeel and very evolved flavors of dried forest fruits, some metallic notes of rusted iron, a little bit of beef jerky, light tart notes of lingonberries, a hint of sweet raisiny fruit and a touch of pouch tobacco. High in acidity with fully resolved and borderline nonexistent tannins. The finish is dry, long and slightly salty with tertiary flavors of savory beef jerky, some metallic notes of iron, a little bit of crunchy red currants, light autumnal notes of damp leaves, a hint of ferrous blood and a touch of tobacco.
  
  Already past its peak. However, the wine is not fully oxidized as it is still fully drinkable and does offer some enjoyable old-wine complexity. Nevertheless, the wine was so tertiary already that it was practically impossible to correctly guess where it came from or how old it was. Seeing how the wine was too old for its own good, I'm leaving it unrated.

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