Expensive wine with a screw cap. Youthful ruby. Compelling forest floor, bing cherry, and evergreen aromas. Powerful crushed berries with a lively acidic zing. I lived in Portland for 5 years and this is bringing me back home. According to my notes, I bought this for $60 in 2007 direct from Argyle. Its [...]
Archive for January, 2012
2009 Bouchard Beaune Teurons
Really dark- Looks more Californian. Fresh, juicy aromas of dripping sweet cherry candy. Ripe sugary sweet and very easy to drink. Would be a crowd pleaser, but not especially burgundian and the terrior isn’t evident right now. Yet its tasty and the finish is long and smooth. Not a bad start to 2012! [...]