2008 - Chateau Dauzac

"A sleeper of the vintage, this muscular, concentrated, full-bodied wine is atypically backward and dense for a 2008. It exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color along with notes of licorice, truffles, graphite and black currants. Intense and powerful, it will benefit from 2-4 years of cellaring and should keep for at least two decades."

"Focused and pure, with a nice perfumy note of black tea leading the way for supple plum and black cherry fruit. The silky finish has nice length. Drink now through 2013. 8,330 cases made. _JM"