Chateau de Miniere, Bourgueil, Vignes Centenaires de Miniere

Very dark and brooding at first, even after five hours in a decanter, so I recorked it and came back three days later. Much more open then, with notes of black cherry, blackberry leaf and leather, before a mouthful of blackberry, a rich, deep middle section of quite searing dark cherry, then it takes off with a crisper, lighter finale, edging towards blackcurrant flavours. Still quite youthful and tannic, but clearly destined to be a great wine in the future. …