13 June 2009

even keel

lucien barrot cdp 2006

dark ruby; plum, cherry, berries, whiff of smoke, bit of wet clay, cedar, hint star anise, herbal?, mushroom; plum, cherry/kirsh, some grilled meat, asian spice, nice mineral chalkiness; lots of fine furry tannins; juicy acid (ah, the rain, the rain...); nicely structured and medium bodied, less complex, slightly leaner but more approachable at this stage than the 05; 15%; BANG! no soy sauce but who gives ... good stuff ... wonder what it would be like in a coupla ...

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