Community Tasting Note
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winoman1 Likes this wine: 91 points
January 27, 2016 - I rushed this one...
Very classic and well balanced - many things going on each blending into each other. Definite full black-fruit nose and palate, not too heavy, and well rounded by a small percentage of Merlot which seems to go the perfect distance in this wine. A bit of smoke a bit of cocoa, dusty - PERFUMED.
The minor cedary element shakes things up just a little to keep it interesting...i'm only an hour and 1/2 and 3/4 of a bottle in to this. I shall return!!
..i'm glad I did that!
DAY 2 : Far more tertiary - blend of sweet and savoury. Dark black cherry, double salted liquorice, and mint jelly. The TAR content making this almost medicinal before food. Will hold onto this one but unsure of cellaring capacity.1 person found this helpful 9,560 views
4 Comments
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ProfByron commented:
1/29/16, 3:11 AM - I expect that 20-30 years is possible in a good cool cellar, going on previous Cantemerle vintages when the winemaking wasn't anywhere near as good.
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winoman1 commented:
2/2/16, 9:06 PM - Wow! Never would have thought. What sort of flavour profiles would you expect after such a long time?
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ProfByron commented:
2/3/16, 12:48 AM - Check out reviews for past vintages eg 1985, 1975.
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winoman1 commented:
2/3/16, 7:52 PM - I shall! ;)