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Opened my 3rd bottle tonight with grilled burgers. Pnp and letting it air out in the bottle. Writing this a little shy of two hours after opening.
Nose of ripe dark berries, tar, garrigue, Turkish coffee, pencil shavings, damp earth, forest. Still-present tannins with good acidity. Flavors of black and blue fruit, berries, black licorice, pepper, herbs, meat smoke. This is super-complex, but I think it may be a touch less accessible than when I wrote the original TN. 92 for me at the moment and I’ll try and save the last bottle for at least 2 more years. Despite me rating it slightly lower than 3 years ago, it’s really delicious and right in my wheelhouse.
I opened one of these in January and while excellent I thought it could still use some time so have decided to not open another for at least 2 years.
I failed at saving my last one. Tonight’s bottle showed excellent. Pop and pour, letting it breath in the bottle and following over the course of a few hours. Textbook Gigondas, and right in my sweet spot. Aromas of black licorice, campfire, leather, tar, and dark berries. Flavors include a mix of dark and red fruits, dried herbs, espresso, smoked meat and licorice. Excellent.
@billhike posted:I failed at saving my last one. Tonight’s bottle showed excellent. Pop and pour, letting it breath in the bottle and following over the course of a few hours. Textbook Gigondas, and right in my sweet spot. Aromas of black licorice, campfire, leather, tar, and dark berries. Flavors include a mix of dark and red fruits, dried herbs, espresso, smoked meat and licorice. Excellent.
Was this the regular bottling, or Les Claux? I have one 2010 Les Claux that I might hold onto for a while, given your very helpful note. Have a couple 2015, which I will definitely continue to store away.
Hi Haggis. It was the regular bottling.
Opened my 3rd bottle tonight with grilled burgers. Pnp and letting it air out in the bottle. Writing this a little shy of two hours after opening. get-vidmate.com instasave.onl
But glad it showed well. I still have 3 of those left but have it marked down as "after 2022" based on the bottle from last year.