Community Tasting Note
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NoahCap wrote:
January 19, 2024 - Super good bottle- I had trouble removing the cork with the Durand, not because it was so soft, but because the top 2/3 was so tight! My first impression popping the cork was the exact same as VINUMMING & AHHIN- very floral and perfumed, but that dissipates rather quickly.
Clear, garnet, remarkably little bricking. Wonderful balance of red fruits and tertiary character: red cherry, blackberry, damp leather, turned earth, cedar wood, menthol, shade (does that have a smell?). Acidity is medium, the body is definitely lightening up. What lovely classic Bordeaux flavors of red and black fruits (same as nose), leather, graphite, cedar box. The finish is long, complex, relaxing, pleasant.
This is my first time having this wine, but I imagine that even in its youth, this wine was on the lighter, red fruited, and classic end of the Bordeaux spectrum. That is certainly how it drinks now. The tannins are smooth and soft, indicating that this bottle is towards the end of its drinking window, though it is by no means over the hill. What an enjoyable end to a long day.
UPDATE- Half the bottle went into a 375mL and into the fridge for two more days. The wine the emerged was even better than before. The fruit has tightened up, there is more presence to the body, the tannins even seem a bit more prominent in this better-aerated version of the wine. Really nice. I gotta remember to give these old school Bordeaux air!1 person found this helpful 967 views