This has a smidge too much oak for my tastes, but the grape juice in this wine is tremendous. Very very concentrated and rich primarily red cherry flavors with a smidge of dark cherry but not too much. Much to my surprise, this is much more to the feminine, floral side of Burgundy- its a very fruit-forward, concentrated rendition thereof, but decidedly fragrant and translucent in the glass. SIlky tannins; a very round, almost New World-like mouthfeel. A long aftertaste with a tart/bitter note and, given the roundness of the wine, a surprising burst of acidity. The vanilla on the nose is the only flaw here, and I suspect this wine can handle the oak treatment in time.
There's a definite nod to the New World here, but not its overripe. Me like lots, even in what I imagine is a very closed-down stage. This could be fantastic in a few years. In terms of concentration and sap this easily matches the GC's I've had from non-2005 vintages.
A "steal" at $55.
