Community Tasting Note

• La Cave d'Argent wrote: 81 points

  October 28, 2010 - Deep purple. Clean, moderately intense nose opening in decanter over two hours to show straightforward aromas of black cherries, tar, and roasted herbs. Medium-to-full-bodied on the palate, with high acidity and generous, quite coarse tannins. The flavors are black fruit and mineral-dominated, and the middle palate is solid, albeit laden with acid and astringency. Medium, mouth-puckering finish. Compared with the '09 (tasted 18 days ago), this version is far more rustic. Although the alcohol (listed as 13.5%) is not hot, this wine was probably over-acidified during elevage and now, combined with the much less-integrated tannins, is out-of-balance. If you are going to purchase this wine, I would recommend the '09 over the '08. I doubt that cellaring will help this wine to any significant degree. Drink now-12/13.

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