Community Tasting Note

acyso wrote:

Saturday, December 13, 2014 - HDH auction tasting at Tru; 12/12/2014-12/13/2014 (Chicago, IL): Disgorged December 9, 2012. Evidence and provenance points to a recent release. Initially this was very, very volatile with lots of chemical aromas -- nail polish remover came to mind. With air, this stuff all blew off, showing the classic oxidative nutty aromas that are typical of Selosse wines. The nose strongly evokes crushed seashells, hazelnuts, bread. The palate is quite acidic and chalky as is typical. Intense and concentrated, this is significantly better when flat and warm -- decanting is a must! I saved the last half glass in the bottle for the next day, just to see what this would become. There are now intense oxidative saline and nutty tones -- yes, this is like sherry. The palate has that same saline and nutty quality, but still holds a sliver of citrus freshness. The chalky mineral characteristics seem to have taken a bit of a backseat. I'd be hard-pressed to say that this is better on the second day, but it certainly isn't less interesting than on the first.

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