Community Tasting Note

David Paris (dbp) wrote:

Friday, November 9, 2012 - Jean-François Bourdy's Decades tasting: One wine from every decade of the 20th century, back to 1904 (E&R, Portland, OR): The youngest of the lineup, from the wine of the lineup that will surely age the longest (notes from Civil war-era Bourdy Chateau-Chalon are things of dreams for me), it was no surprise that this smells incredibly young (... and it's 22 years old, remember). It was very tight, showing only general tartness, with lots of lemon aromas. The palate is creamy, rich and soft. There's tons of acid present, with decedent white fruit. It tastes "grapey," but this is coupled to a yeasty flavor and other tart fruit. The finish is quite rich, with sweet fruit that dials up at the end, coupled to deep acid, and this entirely coats the palate in a very pleasing way. Overall it's just incredibly tightly wound, and feels entirely too young.

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