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Arinbraghe Likes this wine:
August 23, 2015 - I opened this bottle, the first Clos Saron wine for me, expecting to find anything from Grand Cru Burgundy lookalike to bacteriological horror show. Didn't get the former, but we definitely didn't get the latter either. I'm sure there's a lot of bottle variation at play from following online commentary here and elsewhere, but while our bottle showed a significant amount of spritz the wine itself was reasonably clear and fruity. It did require a hearty, 20-second shake to dispel the gas, but almost immediately afterwards began to show plenty of charming, mature/muddled dark berry flavors. I also get where people point up some oxidative notes, since there's a brown brick dust bassnote to the dark-fruited profile that was plain but (for me) not off-putting. The texture was the most appealing element here, as the tannins are barely a feathery whisper at this point but the minerality lends almost a pea gravel sensation in the mouth. Whether this is due to the wine or to some remaining dissolved gas isn't clear, but the overall effect in this bottle at least, was very charming. I was hoping for 'drinkable,' this was all of that and then some.
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