2009 Maynard LBV (unfiltered)
Posted: 21:59 Sat 20 Sep 2014
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.
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.
