Tasted 9/10/10, with dinner at Bedruthan Steps Hotel.
Had to do some work to persuade my sceptical half-French dining companion that we should drink a wine from the Lebanon, but succeeded. I'd heard a lot about this wine, particularly in Wine Society mailings, but had never tried it before.
C: Deep purple/ruby
N: Initially damp earth, mushroomy aromas, but these blew off after a while to reveal deep cassis/blackcurrant.
T: Big with plummy or mulberry jam flavour. Great balance, excellent grip mid- to end-palate giving a prolonged finish.
Sadly our waiter didn't decant, and I didn't ask - foolish! The fruit flavours that were coming out by the time we were finishing the bottle were really intriguing, although it was a great wine from the off. 18.5/20.
My table were converted, including the sceptical demi-Francais!
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