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Blind Tasting Notes
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(Bill Spohn) writes:
>2000 Epicurea Cote de Bourg - this Bordeaux satellite appellation produces
>some
>very good values. I was not familiar with this one, but it showed not very
>much
>on the nose, good fruit in the mouth, and tailed off with somewhat assertive
>tannins that need a couple of years to resolve. Not bad, though.
Bill, I liked this wine quite a bit at release. I beleive it's the prestige
label from Chateau Martinat (only in Cotes de Bourg is a prestige label
Bordeaux under $20!). In spring and early summer it was an open, full-bodied
wine that paired well with rare meats (to match those tannins). But last bottle
I opened (last month) was comparatively reticent on the nose, as you note.
Seems to be closing down a little, best to leave alone for a couple of years. I
expect it to be re-awakened and at its peak in maybe 4 or 5. I find if these
right bank satellites shut down it's seldom for a long period. Some '98s seem
to be shaking off sleep, I see a lot of '98 Castillons, Fronsacs, Lalandes in
my drinking queue over next few years.
Dale
Dale Williams
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