2004 M. Chapoutier St.-Joseph Deschants

[TheEngineer]

I opened this on Monday night and man was it tight. Showed very little but a very nicely floral, perfumed wood.

I shoved this thing in the back of the fridge and revisited .... Thursday....

What a difference. Bright sweet cherry almost a bit too candied, versus a serious dark fruit, wood is not integrated, tasting very separated, but it has a very elegant feel to it. Good structure but missing somewhat in a vibrancy. Good enough to consume the bottle over a loaf of bread, a bit of sausage, a LARGE salad (trying to be a good boy).

I think I opened this up too early and at least if I did, I should've opened it up earlier in the day.