Community Tasting Note

• Motz wrote: 95 points

  February 28, 2019 - Tart and tangy red fruits, acerola, and under ripe persimmon upon opening, the wine blossomed after several hours of air, delivering a tour de force in supple power. It offered red and spring flowers, sweet and tangy berries, pomegranate, mint, herbs, clay, and minerals on the bouquet and palate. Notably clean, fruit forward, and wholly appealing. More of the same on the second day, albeit more fully integrated. Of CdP wines in this style, I prefer Beaucastel...but who's complaining. Delicious, rounded, balanced, and likely to improve over the next seven to ten years. It should last through 2035+. 95-96.

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• cbuhlman commented:

  5/24/19, 6:24 AM - excellent spot on description, not sure about your 2035+ comment though.
  I have found this wine can fall apart well before then.
  From my experience, peak is about ten years @ 58 degrees.

• Motz commented:

  5/24/19, 4:55 PM - Hello Dhulman,
  
  Unlike other vintages, this wine shows notably less richness, and features compact precision and high acid, which bodes well for extended again.

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