2009 Maynard LBV (unfiltered)

[djewesbury]

From Aldi in Maynooth, with assistance from Justin K. Made by Alváro Van Zeller.

Deep purple, light pink rim, about 80% opaque.

Nose quite simple, cedar and a little cigar ash but mainly just black cherries.

Fruit pleasant, light and acidic and not cloying though a little jammy. Very dry mid-palate, good tannins giving it structure in the front of the mouth, on the tongue, on the gums; a little pepperiness but no excessive heat. Finish is long, blackcurrants and acid, tannins.

It's perhaps a little bitter at present (bitter acid rather than a coffee bitterness) but it has good body and mouthfeel, good structure and some depth.

[LGTrotter]

Aldi? This is the beginning of the end, if not the end itself.

[djewesbury]

Not at all. It's decent stuff. Search the forum for Justin's question about this bottle and Alex's informative reply.

[AW77]

Hm, why does Aldi have only Royal Oporto Ruby in it's homeland?

[LGTrotter]

Apologies; it was merely a cri du coeur.

[djewesbury]

Sorry André! Perhaps Owen can find you a bottle or two in his local Aldi, when he's not watching The Only Way is Essex!

[djewesbury]

This tastes better a day later. It seems less jaggedly bitter and a little softer, still with good, well-defined acid though.