WTN: 180 degrees with an old Olive

• 1989 Couly-Dutheil Chinon Clos de l'Olive - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon (9/12/2008)
  42,90€; 12,5% abv; 4,6g/l acidity. Dark, deep red colour. Upon opening it seemed quite aged with lots of leafy and earthy smells, but oddly enough over a couple hours it seemed to get younger! It turned from a seemingly delicate, old wine into a robust even meaty example of Loire Cab Franc. Dark & sweet fruit (quite roasted in character - warm year, I guess), lovely herbaceous notes, much more fresh than upon opening. Quite a full bodied example of Chinon, very warm year in style with sweet fruit, low acidity but still rather charmingly obvious tannins. I did like this, but it did seem a bit top-heavy with more fruit and less acidity than I would find ideal. Lamb, marinated in herbs, left rare was quite ideal with such a wine. Very nice!

Posted from CellarTracker

Hi Otto,

I had a magnum of the 1999 Clos de l'Echo tonight.

No, not all on my own!!!

There were neighborhood picnics throughout the city and a wonderful atmposphere.
My last night as a "bachelor".

The wine was good, although nothing special.*
Not much point holding on to it for a long time.

It's alway good to try wines from other regions.

Best regards,
Alex R.