so so

pintia 2003 (toro) [tempranillo]

a denizen of the hole suggested this one ... nuther drop from the vega sicilia gang.

dark ruby, almost opaque: plum/berry, cedar, bit smoky, closed; rich ripe plum/ dark fruit, oak/vanilla (luckily only a hint ... not enough to gag), syrupy feel, still rather primary, confectionary; heaps of fine tannins ... mouth-coating, bit of mineral?, could do with a bit more acid to balance the fruit and wood (said denizen decanted the stuff and put it on ice!? ... brought out some acid ....!.); medium/big bodied; longish; 15%; someone said unexciting, another one dimentional, ... i'd agree ... boriiing; the exercise went nowhere ... did not get better over time; put it away and wait? ... maybe, nah! heaps of other things to drink ... it's cousin alion for example; POP(-) and expensive.

chateau chantegrive 2003 graves
ruby; raspberry, plum, oak, whiff of musk; plum, meaty flavours; ripe tannins; balancing acid; linear; medium bodied; not very long; BANG(-)

chateau patache d'aux 2000 medoc
somehow not as interesting nor as fun as earlier samples.

consistent evening 8-0 ... ho hum.