Community Tasting Note

• PDXinSEA wrote: 89 points

  November 20, 2015 - Big dark rich with dark fruit, big body, and an odd oily, shoe-polish note. 48% Ciel du Cheval Cab Franc; 48% Tapteil Merlot; 4% Ciel du Cheval Petit Verdot - at this point the blend is still tannic and the fruits have hit a secondary tone. Maybe it's the way the barrel toast and the juice have melded but it took a good 1.5-2 hours for it to feel like this was losing its aggressive edge and started to hit its stride. Plenty to like in the finish which was medium long once the tannins had abated. I'd like to wait another few years to drink my last bottle.

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