Auction buy, provenance unknown. Lots of sediment. Initial pour showed lots of red fruit and graphite on the nose. Nice on the palate at first, but a bit of astringency on the back end. Double decanted, gave it a couple hours of air. Returning to this, it deepened up. Tannins still pretty firm. Same notes as before, but add a nice herbaciousness to the nose. Not very fruit forward, very well balanced. It's unclear what the blend is here, guessing it's a left bank style.
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1/1/2017 - Eric.S Likes this wine: 91 Points
Auction buy, provenance unknown. Lots of sediment. Initial pour showed lots of red fruit and graphite on the nose. Nice on the palate at first, but a bit of astringency on the back end. Double decanted, gave it a couple hours of air.
Returning to this, it deepened up. Tannins still pretty firm. Same notes as before, but add a nice herbaciousness to the nose. Not very fruit forward, very well balanced. It's unclear what the blend is here, guessing it's a left bank style.
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