2010 CdP Gran Tinel ****

At first it was rather bland. Reminds me of the 8$ Grenache Noir Vielles Vignes I had half a year ago. **

2h decant. Licorice. Some wine-ish latent fruitiness, but cant make it out from under all the licorice. Not much texture. except the licorice roughness. Not much tannin work going on for a so young and expensive wine. Strange.. Just melted licorice. Should be good for Denmark which is in a licorice craze, where every gourmet thing has to be licorice. Even cheese. **

3h decant. some fruits start to form under that licorice. some stewed raspberry with a hint of boysenberry. Still, I could have gotten a Cornas, or a Knights Valley for this price (40$). ***

4h decant. Oh my goodness. Where did that come from? A wonderful grainy tannin texture! Now I have wine in my (Sequoia Grove) glass. 20mins later a thick leathery profile emerge, and the increasingly apparent raspberry compot makes for a nice balance against the chewy tannins and thick leather. ****

Zipping the remaining half bottle for tomorrow. lets see what emerges then. So far its four stars.