NOSE: Australian black licorice; black cherry; a bit savory with a hint of smoke. Day 2: dark fruits - plum; pretty tight (tighter than Day 1); hint of leather.
BODY: medium bodied; fine particulate matter; magenta-ruby color of medium-deep depth.
TASTE: mirrors NOSE: black licorice; a bit spicy - oak; well-balanced; black cherry with a background hint of strawberry; 14.5% alc.; hint of leather; not funky; a bit tannic – good grip; medium-length finish (35-40 sec.). Day 2: tannic (moreso than Day 1); hint of anise; garrigue; bit more closed than Day 1, although the finish is a bit longer today (45-52 sec.); spicy; plums and figs; still needs serious time. Overall, this is really nice – it’s not overblown, and seems to have the structure to age well.
B: 50, 5, 12, 18, 8 = 93 (93 pts.)
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Time not doing this one any favors. Previous opinion that this has the structure to age well was, simply, Wrong.
2004 Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (9/4/2018)
– decanted 30 min. before initial taste –
– tasted non-blind over a couple hours on Day 1; revisited on Day 2 –
NOSE: expressive; aging aromas; anise; old wood; earthy; much more dark-fruited than it is red-fruited; alcohol fumes a bit noticeable.
BODY: some sediment present; very dark purple-black color of medium-deep depth; there is some bricking throughout, but not much; medium to medium-full bodied.
TASTE: initially very bitter; alcohol pokes through a bit; dark-fruited, with anise on the finish; no brett; tannins resolved; medium-low to medium acidity; “dark”. Day 2: a bit smoother and drier than yesterday; less bitter with air, but it remains very “dark”, earthy; and still a little bitter. Drink Now.
50, 5, 12, 15, 7 = (89 pts.)
2004 Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (12/22/2019)
– decanted 15 min before initial taste –
– tasted a couple glasses non-blind over 1 - 2 hours –
NOSE: smoky; dark red fruits/light purple fruits; hint of stony mineral.
BODY: dark garnet-violet color of deep depth, with slight bricking throughout; full bodied.
TASTE: dark-fruited; earthy; a bit warm; not funky; Drink Now and over the next few years.