Community Tasting Note
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COWineLover wrote: 90 points
November 18, 2022 - An excellent sealed cork. Good plum color with some bricking on the pour. No decant. Very aromatic on opening with a bounty of crème de cassis, cloves, black raspberry, mocha, and loamy soil. On the palate, the attack has a light handed burst of acidity accompanied by espresso, cassis, and smoke. The tannins are more pronounced in the mid-palate where this takes an angular and somewhat austere turn that deposits a bit of black raspberry before barreling toward an iodine and anise coated finish. Reasonable length, that is generally uninspiring and lacks any noteworthy character.
Overall impressions are this does not match the hype for the vintage. My own impressions of the 2005’s are the wines remain austere, and at least from the wines I have consumed, are unlikely to deliver their promised glory. This wine was very aromatically pleasing, but the experience on the palate was disappointing. I do not see this miraculously transforming.
Day 1 - Score 90. Half the bottle to be stored overnight. Will update the note with any improvement.
Day 2 - The additional air overnight has not appreciably changed this wine. The tannin subordinates everything on the palate and it remains austere, and lacking pleasure or charm.
Perhaps the 2005’s do need more time. And perhaps they will remain hard and never fulfill the promised glory, particularly for those of us getting on in years who use precious cellar space holding out hope for improvement.3 people found this helpful 3,533 views