Community Tasting Note

• Eric gene Noack Likes this wine: 96 points

  September 20, 2018 - Black Bay of Biscay Clay’ is the soil . A highly sought-after soil that produces signature small berries, leading to a wonderful extraction of colour and in turn depth of flavour and structure. Hence the name of this wine ‘Black Bay’.
  
  A rare wine that shows it is out of stock or waiting on their website ?
  Sells for $75.00AU retail so it puts it squarely between the Squids ink and The Giant squids Ink( 2012 Best Red Wine in the World)
  There you go for all you french lovers , this wine comes from a producer who knows what they are doing.
  OK , I have to say at first I got the wiff of alcohol and oak but as I let it sit, for the first time, I actually smelt chocolate,which is something I always scoff at with tasters, so I made sure I didn't have any Lindt laying around close to the glass.
  The wine is deep in colour and medium in body 14.5% in alcohol and 2 years in mixed oak .
  Hmmmm...........the squids Ink is much awarded so this is more expensive with nothing to show at the moment ,so early committers might snag a bargain
  
  On the tongue. it is slight acid to the front soft tannins to the side, smooth entry, lovely medium fruit . lingers for a while, nice clean finish eventually that keeps you coming back for more .
  Cellar ? lets see maybe 5 years , don't push your luck, it's drinking well now so maybe 1 year improvement .
  Lovely, well balance wine.
  
  June 2020
  
  Softened right out the fruit is shining .
  
  A mixed smell on the nose , a bit on the banyard side not a good sign , not sure if this will last much longer , it's sound but that nose is telling me to drink now .
  
  Also some sediment forming in the bottle .....yes I think for sure it's a must drink .

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