WTN: '75 Prieure Lichine
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:06 am
Took this to a new restaurant in St. Louis last night and found it most interesting with rather an abbreviated taste profile of older Bordeaux. The wine was not decanted but poured into some nice large glasses. The color was very vibrant with no hint of oxidation. The nose was typical Bordeaux. The first taste was very muted with cotton mouth tannins present. In 30 minutes fruit came forward, med bodied, tannins slipped into the background. For the next hour it was a good, although not a great wine. At about 2 hours acidity started coming through and this wine was heading down hill fast. This was an average wine but a very intellectual experience. Reinforces not decanting older wines. Had this wine been decanted for 2 hours the first taste would have been acid. Also adds to the mystery of '75; the race is on between tannins and fuit and you never know who will win.
Walt
Walt