1990 Château Desmirail

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 83 points

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  9/1/2021 - forceberry wrote: 83 Points

  12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Evolved, dark brick-red color with an oxidative syrupy-brown hue. Evolved, savory and moderately tertiary nose with aromas of wizened dark fruits, some tomato, a little bit of oxidative beef jerky, light pruney notes, a sweet hint of cherry marmalade and a perfumed touch of potpourri or dried flowers. The wine is evolved, ripe yet dry and rather tertiary on the palate with a medium body and somewhat oxidative flavors of soy sauce, some sour cherry bitterness, light pruney notes, a little bit of tangy salinity, oxidative hints of dried blackcurrants and earth and a touch of something vaguely metallic. The overall feel is still quite lean and structured, thanks to the high acidity and moderately grippy tannins. The finish is long, moderately grippy and quite tertiary with flavors of soy sauce, some earth, a little bit of tobacco, light crunchy notes of cranberries, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a sweeter touch of wizened blackcurrants.
  
  A drinkable but already a bit too old Margaux that is slowly gliding downhill. Still offers some old wine pleasure, but is losing brightness and definition fast. Obviously has been a rather stern wine in its youth, but now quite little of its former self remains. Better to drink sooner rather than later - there is no upside to cellaring this wine any further. Probably has been well worth the price at 37€, but not any longer.

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