Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Thursday, March 14, 2013 - Dim Sum Club at Park Palace (Park Palace, Grand Park Hotel): I enjoyed this very much. An unusual 1997, it was fresh and alive and seemingly just about stepping into its drinking window. It showed a really perfumed nose, with dried flowers, violets and sweet herbs ringed around a core of ripe black cherry, meat and earth aromas. Really pretty. There was some richness to the palate and a ripe plushness to its fruit on the attack, but this was overall really well balanced and elegant for a 1997, with clean flavours dark cherries and berries laced with supple acidity and fine tannins. While not altogether developed, it was also starting to show a decent amount of complexity, with a backdrop of earth, undergrowth and meat seasoned with slightly peppery spice and herb at the finish. A nice wine. Will probably get better over the next 5 years or so as well. Lovely pairing with roast duck.

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