P Courtois Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

First of three bottles. Well, we got to taste an even older bottle of this wine. This really shows the amazing 1947 vintage in the Loire Valley in its best light. Good fill level and cork in good condition given its age. Much of the color has dropped out of this wine, so our expectations were low. However, the aromas were exquisite; still retaining good fruity character along with the expected evolved notes. It shows that despite its small "frame" …