Community Tasting Note
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sirpat00 Likes this wine: 98 points
August 16, 2020 - Tasted blind and nailed it easily given the singularity and uniqueness of this artificially augmented squib. An iron-fisted nose of green olives, raw meat, almost bloody with iodine minerality, a pitch-black berry fruit core but spotted with some brighter, red fruit. Lots of green herb, green bellpepper too, white pepper and adding sweet spices over time. So unique, incredibly singular and dense, almost chewy palate with a long, herbaceous, wet tobacco leaves and peppery flavoured profile - my wife said a palate like a dirty martini. Very well integrated and harmonious given such a young age. Amazing how Chrs Baron can square the circle of a monster truck body with goldsmith-like precision and meticulous detail.
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4 Comments
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srh commented:
8/23/20, 3:06 PM - KUDOS on the VERY *colorful* TN! :) THANK you SO much for having taken the time to post it!
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Ron Slye commented:
8/23/20, 5:06 PM - Ditto. It really captures what the beat of Christophe’s wines can be like.
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sirpat00 commented:
8/27/20, 12:15 PM - Thanks chaps - I love these beasts because of the emotional roller coaster they take you on. First you're blown away by the intensity and singularity. Half way through the glass you're getting annoyed by the very same features and you just want it to stop beating up your nose. You put the glass away for a few minutes... and then a voice in your head starts telling you to go back, just for quick sniff... how bad can it be? ... just one more - and you realize you're already addicted. Boom. Bottle empty.
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srh commented:
8/27/20, 12:42 PM - YVW, sirpat007, & thank YOU for the addt'l amplification. ;)