1996 Ch. de Carles, Fronsac

[hotwine]

Bought a couple of bottles in Feb of last year and put 'em away without sampling. Smoking another brisket this afternoon and needed a cook's lube, so decided to give one a try. Plonk. OK, so it's French. So it's plonque. Green, stemmy, without any variental character discernible; no trace of Merlot, Cab, or anything else but stems. At $15.99 per, it's at least $13 over-priced. Ripped off again.