Roiling dirty baby diaper, pine tree and tapenade against overt concentrated nectar, glassine slutty ripeness bespoke of americano-friendliness and round fabrication with just enough funk to make Euro-snob curious and just enough fat to titillate resty-goer. Slightly burnt, mint on 11, the obvious alcohol sways simple tannin in an obviously user-friendly direction. A lovely drop, but clearly CdP for the masses. It simplifies a bit on Day 2, with the fruit not going flabby or oxidized, but just disappearing and leaving thinnish bitter behind. It’s actually better this way.
2013 DOMAINE DU VIEUX LAZARET Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rhone France 14.0
Stephen McConnell 