On 11/4/18 3:07 PM, DaleW wrote:
> Wednesday was Halloween, and the last night before I forego wine for a week and a half (for waistline reasons). Gave out a couple thousand pieces of candy at office, then came home to make dinner while occasionally running to door for more trickortreaters. Tuna steak, collards, quinoa, and salad. Wine was 2009 Chandon de Briailles €śIle de Vergelesses€ť 1er. Unsurprisingly tight at first, opened through night. Ripe without showing heat (says 13.5 abv) or roasted notes. Quite a bit of tannin. Black cherry and raspberry, a little mocha, stony finish. Last glass has some smoke and mushroom. Nice wine, long finish, but probably better to let rest quite a while. B for drinking now, expect to improve.
You surprise me, Dale. I wouldn't have thought that many '09s were
ready to go now and IME this particular bottling is especially backward.
I've opened a few '07 CbB IdVs and they've been quite tight, too.
Their stem inclusion seems to really take time to soften and resolve.
Mark Lipton
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