2002 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste

[DRT]

A recent purchase of a single bottle from BBR.

D+0
Lovely, fresh, deep, blackcurrant nose. Nice full weight with lots of primary fruit and soft tannins. A little hollow in the mid-palate but a nice long finish of red fruits.

A nice wine but not much more than that. Will give it some time in the decanter to see how it develops.

[DRT]

D+1hr
This has certainly developed well in the decanter. It has put on some weight and the hollowness has gone completely. The tannins are now more prominent but not so aggressive as to hide or detract from the nice red fruits that dominate the palate. This is a very nice wine. It would probably benefit from an accompanying medium rare steak, but then so would I.

Very nice indeed. Pricey for an off-vintage, but approachable now and by no means fully mature.

[djewesbury]

Flash leaves his Fonseca 85 for 72 hours to chart its development. You call 'time in the decanter' 60 scant minutes (no doubt rounded up), during which time time you were glowering at, alternately, the decanter and your watch. Patience man. Patience.

[DRT]

Flash leaves his Fonseca 85 for 72 hours to chart its development. You call 'time in the decanter' 60 scant minutes (no doubt rounded up), during which time time you were glowering at, alternately, the decanter and your watch. Patience man. Patience.

If you must know, both of the above notes were taken from the same pour. This will not last 72 hours, but nor should it.

It is worth noting that no one has asked Flash how many bottles of F85 he decanted for his multi-day experiment.

[djewesbury]

If you must know, both of the above notes were taken from the same pour.

You had one glass and it lasted an hour? This bottle should be confiscated from you.

This will not last 72 hours, but nor should it.

At that rate it'll last 72 days!
Neither too fast nor too slow but just right. Come on Derek, we're counting on you!