Climens - Barsac 2001 Speyside but the tannin is integrated

but the tannin is integrated and silky

in addition to the unmistakable scent of black truffles/licorice

Relatively heavy reduction renders the nose unreadable

incense and licorice

the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow

Climens - Barsac 2001 Speyside but the tannin is integratedThe Climens 2001 has always possessed a deliriously complex and intense bouquet that is beautifully defined: dried quince and marmalade, honeycomb and antique furniture. There is an inchoate, resinous element that will surely surface over the next decade or so. This is a bouquet that demands attention and in this blind tasting, sticks out from the crowd, a sui generis. Since I last tasted it, the palate has opened up and is beginning to pump on all