80 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Sauvignon
14 % Alcohol
Tasted 2015-08-23, 2015-08-24 & 2015-08-25
Medium deep cherry red. At the beginning some vegetable notes. Needs lot of air. Then the nose - slowly - transfers to perfume and flower notes. Finally the fruit aromas arise. Blackberries, cherries falling down from the trees to the meadows, a little bit of smoked ham. Animalistic and wild. Totally contrary on the palate. By far not as aggressive as induced by the smell. Charming, harmonic, with present but wonderfully integrated tannins. Opulent with very long finish and very, very sexy. Already well drinkable - after minimum one hour decanting.
The next (two) days. Aromas now have changing completely. Vegatable aromas totally gone. Only black fruits paired with a little bit of licorice and cold cigar smoke. Pure eroticism. And on the palate? Mercilessly velvety and never ending. Thanks, MH, to recommend this wonderful beauty. So my recommendation with one hour decanting was wrong. Four hours minimum at the moment. But with this constraint the wine provides infinite joy already now and for the next three years. After that changing but on high level. Total lifetime? 15 years minimum. Wine food pairing? Beef Stroganoff! A dream!
