TESTING
This is a denser version of the 1990 that stylistically reminds me of what the
young 1959 probably tasted like. Still backward with a deep ruby/plum color
revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the wine offers up an extraordinary
nose of caramelized herbs, smoke, cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth.
The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a full - bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine
with low acidity. With 6 - 8 hours decanting in a closed decanter, it will offer
beautiful drinking, but it needs another 5 - 8 years to reach full maturity. It is
capable of lasting 50 - 60 years. /RP /Jun 2009
young 1959 probably tasted like. Still backward with a deep ruby/plum color
revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the wine offers up an extraordinary
nose of caramelized herbs, smoke, cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth.
The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a full - bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine
with low acidity. With 6 - 8 hours decanting in a closed decanter, it will offer
beautiful drinking, but it needs another 5 - 8 years to reach full maturity. It is
capable of lasting 50 - 60 years. /RP /Jun 2009