Dark, blackish ruby. The first night, the nose gave up nothing, and the flavors gave up nothing either. There was some weight, but that was it. The second night, after being re-opened a few hours, the nose showed some tangy berries and some high-pitched rock dust. It was clean and minerally in the mouth, with good acids, showing some simple berry fruit and some underbrush notes. Decent finish. C+. Was $14.99 from Table and Vine in West Springfield, MA. Imported by Ideal Wine & Spirits, Medford, MA. Decent quaffing material, but not nearly the standard this domaine usually puts out.
(Sorry, 2007 depicted.)
Update: Oddly, I just realized I previously reviewed this over a year ago and gave it a much better review then. It was a different importer, which leads me to think there might be different cuvees for different buyers. Or maybe it just got worse, but the notes are so different that it seems like a totally different wine. Very odd.
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