Community Tasting Note

• randyjc wrote: 89 points

  December 14, 2017 - On opening, this was too stinky and vegetal to drink. Nearly. As it warmed from cellar temperature and had some air, it became a wine of interest. The nose went from spoiling vegetables to dusty green pepper - just as it should. In the mouth it’s very light-bodied, thin feeling but not thin-tasting. It is brightly acidic, with tart cherry, chalky minerality and the dusty earth still hanging in from the nose. The finish is long with quite a nice blending of tart acidity and chalk. Intriguing - the kind of wine that makes you say “hmmm.”

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9 Comments

• Tim Heaton commented:

  12/14/17, 7:37 PM - have been wondering about these, so thanks for the update. Going to wait at least 3 more years before I touch them. I hope I'm on the right path

• randyjc commented:

  12/15/17, 6:12 AM - Tim - I think that holding them another 3 years is a good idea. I think some of the stray elements will integrate. But it's a fun wine to drink now - after I wrote my note I poured a bit more into the glass and spent about ten minutes with it, smelling and tasting. As that vegetal character faded, the minerality of the wine really asserted itself. I can't help but think that the extra tartness on the end will soften over time and the wine will be superb. I hope all is well with you.

• GAET commented:

  12/15/17, 11:03 AM - Bernard Baudry told me to wait at least 7 or 8 years before to open this bottle.

• randyjc commented:

  12/15/17, 1:34 PM - That seems like a reliable source. But 7 or 8 years from when? Today? That probably won't happen for my last couple bottles - too tempting. Thanks for the information.

• christyler commented:

  12/15/17, 4:30 PM - Thanks for the note. Going to keep holding these. Might check in around 2020.

• Tim Heaton commented:

  12/15/17, 9:20 PM - I have set my drink dates as 2021-2035, in the hopes that: (a) I will have the discipline to wait until 2021, and (b) the good fortune to live until 2035 :D

• GAET commented:

  12/16/17, 1:29 AM - 7 or 8 years from today, of course ! (There is exactly 6 months ago). Cheers

• randyjc commented:

  12/16/17, 6:02 AM - Just to enforce the “wait a while mantra we have going on here, I finished this wine last night. Unreal. It still had the dusty green pepper with tart cherry aromatics, the mouth feel was sleekly smooth and the wine was soft, chalky cherry (reminding of cool vintage pinot noir a bit) with an absolutely beautiful lingering finish of chalk, fruit and diminishing acidity but maintaining that tart chalky finish characteristic of cab franc. Using Tim’s system, this is “very highly recommended” When taking into account the price point.

• Tim Heaton commented:

  12/16/17, 6:05 AM - Randy, everybody, thanks for the great information. I've changed my dates, again: 2023-2038

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