Community Tasting Note

Ingmars wrote:

Friday, May 12, 2023 - More than a year later, another bottle is retrieved from the cellar. This one shows evidence of an old leak and the level is 3cm below the cork. Looking different to the previous bottle, being a medium garnet with a dark brown edge. Oxidized nose, but recovery is achieved at 10 minutes, at which point it noses most attractively, with mature dark-fruit, leather and barrique scents. This time I can't pinpoint the mourvedre or, more surprisingly, the grenache, the nose here being more wholly than the sum of its parts as was the case previously. In its initial state, the palate is oxidized and thin, but then it builds body, depth and richness. Quite a treat and between very good plus and fine for about 30 minutes, before reverting to its initial state. This is Châteauneuf is a wine for a table of four to six if one is to best utilize the short drinking window, too short for a couple to make the best of the bottle.

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