Continuing to check in on 08s...just threw in decanter after small taste, pretty, good first impression with cherries, lots of spice, roses, floral perfume, but definitely will open up...full note to come in a bit
After hour+ decant...definite and distinct iron/blood has emerged in the palate, a little soy sauce, tiny hint of fallen leaves, very, very fine, smooth tannins, but there's still such grip to them on the finish. Really good, but no surprise here that it'll probably be better in a decade+ with more development.
The longer it's in the decanter, the more earthy notes are emerging
24 hours later: still going strong... Had a half bottle left in the decanter that I put back in the bottle and corked. Has smoothed out even more, picked up some coffee notes, and a more pronounced floral sweetness on the nose
#rockthered #letsgocaps #playoffs
Continuing to check in on 08s...just threw in decanter after small taste, pretty, good first impression with cherries, lots of spice, roses, floral perfume, but definitely will open up...full note to come in a bit
After hour+ decant...definite and distinct iron/blood has emerged in the palate, a little soy sauce, tiny hint of fallen leaves, very, very fine, smooth tannins, but there's still such grip to them on the finish. Really good, but no surprise here that it'll probably be better in a decade+ with more development.
The longer it's in the decanter, the more earthy notes are emerging
24 hours later: still going strong... Had a half bottle left in the decanter that I put back in the bottle and corked. Has smoothed out even more, picked up some coffee notes, and a more pronounced floral sweetness on the nose
#rockthered #letsgocaps #playoffs
Apr 20th, 2016
Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
