Unique experience. Far more exuberant than what the vintage would suggest, it jumped out of the glass with a bouquet I would not normally associate with wine. He gave me a strong reminder of men’s cologne “eau de lierre” (it jumped right out because I used to wear it.) which, according to the manufacturer means galbanum, cyclamene and rosewood. Hidden behind the solemn wood and dark flowers there’s a green core of fresh pyrazenes that lifts up the darkness on the palate and gives way to a lingering acidity 
Unique experience. Far more exuberant than what the vintage would suggest, it jumped out of the glass with a bouquet I would not normally associate with wine. He gave me a strong reminder of men’s cologne “eau de lierre” (it jumped right out because I used to wear it.) which, according to the manufacturer means galbanum, cyclamene and rosewood. Hidden behind the solemn wood and dark flowers there’s a green core of fresh pyrazenes that lifts up the darkness on the palate and gives way to a lingering acidity 
Sep 4th, 2024
Loire Valley, France
