Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Friday, September 17, 2010 - Tok Hong's 40th (Infuzi, Biopolis): Lots of positive reviews on CT, but the two bottles we had on the night just did not show well. Vegetables on the nose at first - asparagus, green wood, with some of Ducru's signature flowers and black tea in the background, along with sweet cassis scents underneath. A bit off-putting at first, but it did thankfully open up somewhat, with the green notes subsiding and the flowers and black tea notes coming to the fore - quite Oolong-like here. Palate was still going strong on the attack, with sweet cassis flecked with more green notes. Very nicely resolved too, with plush velvety tannins. Unfortunately, it nosedived after the mid-palate, going hollow quite fast. It filled up just a little with time, with red fruits and haw flakes emerging, but still remained a little empty at the finish. This still tasted very alive I thought, but I was not quite sure where it was going. Pleasantly drinkable, but not great. This was like a Bordeaux beast to the 1970 Tondonia's ravishing Rioja beauty. An unusual experience for a Ducru, which is often the belle at the party. Slightly off bottles maybe?

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