2004 la Prade - Cotes de Francs, Bordeaux, France

07/2007 - Cocoa and toasty overtones on the nose. Starts out very elegant and penetrating with a slight bitterness reminiscent of quinine on the middle palate. Despite a fairly strong attack, La Prade's flavor profile develops elegantly, displaying a fine balance between ripe fruit and the touch of bitterness mentioned above. Stéphane Derenoncourt told me that these characteristics are typical of wines from the Côtes de Francs, and that the grapes must be drastically sorted and left on the skins at a relatively low temperature to make good wine. This wine probably needs more time to achieve its full potential.

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