A tutored tasting organised in conjuction with the Monstrous 6'O Clock Club Tasting by Booze. This took place at Equinox @ The Fairmount.
2004
WADA rated 87+pts
Aged brownish tinge. Beautifully aged with a classic burgundy nose of vegetal rot, beautiful cherries and mushrooms. Lightly sweet cherries enveloping hawthorn berries, mandarin peel and bits of bitter leather. Very good mouthfeel. I especially adore the aromatics which is surprising expressive for a 04.
2003
WADA rated 81pts
Light red. Very closed up and letting up only a sliver of vegetal notes. Digging deeper , I get some wet mushrooms. However, it did progressively reveal some sweet bread and raspberry fruits. Full structured wine with bitter herbs lining the finish. Some heat showing. This is not so much a thinking wine as to a wine that tries to think. More dark oaky plum cherries surface nearer the end.
2002
WADA rated 85+?pts
Light red that is slightly bronzed. Layered aromas with cold minerals and metals taking the 1st layer followed by milk chocolate. Finally at the end, it reluctantly gives up its brambly cherries with earthy tones and even some orange peel. The nose is just magnificent when you are able to coax it out from its shell. Savory plums finishing on a medicinal high. Still confused as to where this might go in a few years but as of now the 2004 makes for better drinking.
2000
WADA rated 78pts
Bright light red. This has fishy metallic cum Chinese ointment odors which eventually does develop opulent sweet cherry characteristics later. Salty and sour, there is some awkwardness in style albeit some flaws with reductive notes.
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