Community Tasting Note

Duncan wrote:

Friday, October 30, 2020 - The colour is as opaque and youthful as the last time I had it, five years ago. The nose is very different, though. A quick burst of typical Cab Franc blackcurrant/tobacco leaf is followed by an astonishing nose of struck flint - I keep thinking gunpowder, though I'm not sure I've ever smelled gunpowder! And BLOOD - there's something of an open wound about this... which is a wine note I never imagined writing. On the palate it's dense but austere, with tobacco flavours reappearing. There's no obvious ripe fruit, and there is decent acidity and some tannin - which all amounts to that austerity, I suppose. It is a stunning and baffling wine. I love it, but its aromas and flavour perplex and challenge me. Which is a good thing! I seem to remember this develops well with air, so I look forward to the bottom half of the bottle after 24 hours or so. Cork, 12.5% (I'd have guessed more.)

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