1963 Martinez
Posted: 17:19 Thu 02 Apr 2009
Having recently secured a case of these for Alex, I thought I'd pop one of my own bottles.
English bottled and unlabelled, with an embossed yellow foil capsule. On removing the foil, I was a little surprised to find that the bottle had also been waxed.
Did not decant very cleanly, with tiny bits of fluffy sediment appearing soon after I started pouring.
First sip (the dregs) - terribly pale, very little bottle stink, slightly watery, but no fire.
D + 2hrs - better than I feared, and the wine has found some colour and fruitiness on the nose; but also a little fire. It is still a bit watery though..
..see how it evolves
Tom
English bottled and unlabelled, with an embossed yellow foil capsule. On removing the foil, I was a little surprised to find that the bottle had also been waxed.
Did not decant very cleanly, with tiny bits of fluffy sediment appearing soon after I started pouring.
First sip (the dregs) - terribly pale, very little bottle stink, slightly watery, but no fire.
D + 2hrs - better than I feared, and the wine has found some colour and fruitiness on the nose; but also a little fire. It is still a bit watery though..
..see how it evolves
Tom