Saturday, May 27, 2023 - 4th Saturday Group: Old & Young (J&S): Blind. Old brownish red color with notes of cedar, tea leaves and forest floor/detritus. The palate is slightly better than the bouquet suggests it will be, with tea and mushroom but also some fruit.
Clearly our bottle, which came as a bit of a surprise as when I double decanted off its sediment only 75 minutes prior to this flight being served, the bouquet was very much enjoyable and I couldn’t quite believe the wine deteriorated to such a degree in a relatively short time. Oh well, c’est la vie.