DRC, Tache Vintage:2011 As has been the case

As has been the case for a number of years now

cigars and cassis make a great combination

it is dazzling

high glycerin and good acidity

Strong wood and menthol characters bury the fruit at present

DRC, Tache Vintage:2011 As has been the caseAs it was from cask this is more restrained than usual and it requires aggressive swirling to coax the pure and spicy essence of red berry fruit aromas to emerge from the glass where there is a slight hint of herbal tea present. There is a similar reserve to the distinctly focused and linear flavors that enjoy a seemingly unlimited reserve of dry extract that renders the fine grained and silky tannins almost invisible at present though I suspect that