First of two magnums, ex chateau... for €31. This is a cru bourgeois, which I respect more after having visited and learned more about the classifications. I'm usually worried about older wines collapsing that I don't often decant, although I find myself saying "I'm surprised how it opened up after an hour" enough that I might reconsider. This was one of those. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this wine was how the fruit hits you on the finish instead of at the beginning. Nice, mature, restrained left bank Bordeaux. Impossible to beat for the price.
First of two magnums, ex chateau... for €31. This is a cru bourgeois, which I respect more after having visited and learned more about the classifications. I'm usually worried about older wines collapsing that I don't often decant, although I find myself saying "I'm surprised how it opened up after an hour" enough that I might reconsider. This was one of those. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this wine was how the fruit hits you on the finish instead of at the beginning. Nice, mature, restrained left bank Bordeaux. Impossible to beat for the price.
Aug 14th, 2016
Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
