Community Tasting Note

• COWineLover wrote: 86 points

  April 4, 2024 - Acquired a half case just about seven years ago, and the wine has been sleeping in my cellar since acquisition. Decided to acquire the half case after a generally positive history with the 2009. This was the first bottle opened from the 2015 vintage. Upon review of my 2009 notes, I regret not tracking things better. After 5 years the 2009 was a lovely wine, but by the 8 year mark (a late 2017 tasting after I had acquired the 2015 earlier in 2017) the aging had not been kind. I find this bottle a consistent (and disappointing) experience with the 2009 at the 8 year mark. While one bottle does not condemn the vineyard and producer to purgatory, the trajectory from tonight’s tasting (especially in light of the exalted vintage) is headed to the “No Buy” category.
  
  Good ruby color with no bricking. A dark ruby cork that was well sealed. Aromatically this offers the expected aromas with cherry, damp loamy soil, licorice, and red berries. On the palate, the attack is predominantly influenced by a tart cherry that overwhelms everything else. The mid-palate is very hollow with a quick transition through to the finish where the tannin dries out the tart cherry from the attack.
  
  For the vintage, this lacks finesse, elegance, charm, evolution, and flavor. I should have paid better attention and consumed this earlier in the bottle life. I don’t see this undergoing a magical transition. I hope this bottle suffers from Burgundy variability, but my optimism is low this is solely bottle variation.

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