There is tar, cedar, cigar, black currant, oak. This is a médoc nose quite evidently and it's clearly not showing any sign of age. The palate is made of a huge acid backbone, a good width with matter on the sides, there is a bit of weight on the sides too, a bit of thickness. Coffee notes and black currant are complementing the acid backbone quite well, conferring a noble character to the wine. Then comes intergrated yet present tannins. It creates a dusty, grainy layer which expands into the finish and keeps going for a very long while. Those same coffee notes and that black currant fruit go along for a very long time making way to a very nice bitter note in the end. This as noble as you could expect from a wine with this pedigree. I tasted the same bottle 5 years ago and it was back then too young and rough around the edges. It has just entered its prime it seems. 23 years of age and kicking!
There is tar, cedar, cigar, black currant, oak. This is a médoc nose quite evidently and it's clearly not showing any sign of age. The palate is made of a huge acid backbone, a good width with matter on the sides, there is a bit of weight on the sides too, a bit of thickness. Coffee notes and black currant are complementing the acid backbone quite well, conferring a noble character to the wine. Then comes intergrated yet present tannins. It creates a dusty, grainy layer which expands into the finish and keeps going for a very long while. Those same coffee notes and that black currant fruit go along for a very long time making way to a very nice bitter note in the end. This as noble as you could expect from a wine with this pedigree. I tasted the same bottle 5 years ago and it was back then too young and rough around the edges. It has just entered its prime it seems. 23 years of age and kicking!
Oct 22nd, 2021
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
