WTN: Au Bon Climat Chardonnay La Bouge a Cote 1999
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:10 pm
(Stored in wine cooler since retail purchase three years ago)
Dead.
Not much fruit left, and what there is is sour. 'S okay, though, because little of the aroma and even less of the flavor manages to creep from under the thick layer of oak.
Later, when it was allowed to warm up, we realized it was better when it was cold.
Having had this particular wine over several years, and on several occasions, I can say with total confidence it is best consumed as young as possible, in the first full flush of youth, when it is showing all its raw characteristics. It's all downhill from there.
Dead.
Not much fruit left, and what there is is sour. 'S okay, though, because little of the aroma and even less of the flavor manages to creep from under the thick layer of oak.
Later, when it was allowed to warm up, we realized it was better when it was cold.
Having had this particular wine over several years, and on several occasions, I can say with total confidence it is best consumed as young as possible, in the first full flush of youth, when it is showing all its raw characteristics. It's all downhill from there.