Fresh and vital nose, but strangely with some rubber tire notes to it. On the palate, this is sweet and intense, grassy minerality, herbal, and class - power without weight.
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Faiveley Dinner at Marea 11/10/2011 (Marea): Bricked ruby. Nose full of sweet caramel, leather dice-cup, a rather haunting back note of nutmeg, almost some fish sauce, and definitely plenty more leather. Palate delicate, just holding onto to its fruit. A delicious, delicate old lady. A
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What a shame... this wine was heavily reduced and quite nasty on the nose and the palate, but there was once something good here. Bummer and I hope to be lucky enough to try this again.
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9/5/2015 - lepetitchateau wrote: 96 Points
Fresh and vital nose, but strangely with some rubber tire notes to it. On the palate, this is sweet and intense, grassy minerality, herbal, and class - power without weight.
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11/10/2011 - Matt Neel wrote:
Faiveley Dinner at Marea 11/10/2011 (Marea): Bricked ruby. Nose full of sweet caramel, leather dice-cup, a rather haunting back note of nutmeg, almost some fish sauce, and definitely plenty more leather. Palate delicate, just holding onto to its fruit. A delicious, delicate old lady. A
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6/2/2011 - lepetitchateau wrote: 81 Points
What a shame... this wine was heavily reduced and quite nasty on the nose and the palate, but there was once something good here. Bummer and I hope to be lucky enough to try this again.
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