Community Tasting Note

ParisWino wrote:

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - Base neck fill, cork soaked through, extracted with some effort in two pieces but without any bits falling into the bottle using a long worm and an Ah-so in lieu of my missing Durand. Deep garnet with only moderate bricking. A bit of funk on the nose that quickly blew off; then this perked up and showed a nose of tobacco, graphite, and mushrooms, as well as some umami/soy notes suggesting early-stage oxidation. Those same notes continued on the palate; there was notably little fruit, but plenty of acid (slightly volatile), meaning this wine absolutely required food. It seemed to peak from around 60 - 120 minutes after opening, then got a bit tired. Not a bad wine, and I don't regret the €42 (all-in) I spent, but this could not match some other '79s (and '78s) I have recently opened. If you have it still, drink up soon.

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