Community Tasting Note

• forceberry wrote: 94 points

  September 1, 2021 - Moderately dark yet quite translucent reddish-maroon color with a thin, pale rim. Evolved, savory and wonderfully complex nose with quite tertiary aromas of earth, meat consommé, a little bit of wizened cherry, light smoky tones, a hint of cigar and dusty cigar box and a touch of blood. The wine is evolved and tertiary yet not tired on the palate with a medium body and complex flavors of dried blackcurrants and wizened red plums, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of ferrous blood, light notes of tobacco, a hint of earth and a touch of sweet, raisiny fruit. The overall feel shows good sense of concentration with great balance, all thanks to the high acidity and ample, textural tannins that feel all but fully resolved. The finish is very long, complex and somewhat grippy with savory, quite tertiary flavors of sour cherries, meaty umami, some dried blackcurrants, light notes of tobacco, a little bit of oxidative beef jerky, hints of earth and sous-bois and a touch of raisiny fruit.
  
  A hauntingly beautiful, classic and harmonious St. Émilion that is not only alive but also surprisingly vibrant and even moderately concentrated at 60 years of age. The wine might lack the remarkable depth and complexity of the best Left Bank 1961s, but a simple wine this is not - the age has granted the wine superb depth of flavor and the fruit department has evolved considerably, yet still retaining quite a bit of its power and vibrancy. Most likely the wine is at its plateau of maturity and has been there for many, many years. Fortunately the downhill is nowhere in sight yet. Drink or keep. This was a terrific experience - not that affordable at 104€, but still worth the money.

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• Julian Marshall commented:

  9/7/21, 3:50 AM - Thanks Otto, that's very interesting. I've been a fan of Moulin St.Georges for years, which provides good value with a "classic" style (at least up to the 05 anyway). The 00 and the 01 are particularly good. I think 104€ for a 1961 is actually very good value when you compare it with others, or indeed other wines full stop. I'll look out for some - thanks for the tip!

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