Dark river bank and shallows reveal fresh black coffee aromas seared beef, black currant with a hint of candy cane. Tarragon too. Color is tending toward brick, though still purple-black almost to the rim. Black plum and strawberry meet black olive and black cherry. Big fruit tannins up front, are smooth and refined, but almost an afterthought in the face of this well-built wine. Subtle mint, washed away by river that is almost like clean aquarium, though full of rich mineral and flintstone which persists on the long follow through, settling as tiny but grainy tannins in all quadrants. Yabba dabba do!
Dark river bank and shallows reveal fresh black coffee aromas seared beef, black currant with a hint of candy cane. Tarragon too. Color is tending toward brick, though still purple-black almost to the rim. Black plum and strawberry meet black olive and black cherry. Big fruit tannins up front, are smooth and refined, but almost an afterthought in the face of this well-built wine. Subtle mint, washed away by river that is almost like clean aquarium, though full of rich mineral and flintstone which persists on the long follow through, settling as tiny but grainy tannins in all quadrants. Yabba dabba do!
1 person found it helpfulAug 13th, 2014
Graves, Bordeaux, France
