Reserve de L'Estey Reserve de L'Estey

Cost $6. Decanted but no time to breathe. The closure is natural and dried-out and brittle in the top half, making opening risky and a chore, and leaving particles in the glass. (I prefer artificial closures and screw-tops.) The colour is dark red. The aroma is faint, to my nose, from this glass. The taste is remarkably dry, suggesting your bottle should age several more years. There is little fruit, which is typical of red Bordeaux. The flavour is essentially …