Chateau Greysac Medoc 2003

The nose starts with typical Bordeaux stuff - earthy, mushrooms, maybe a bit smokey.  I’m thinking this is a touch of Brettanomyces.   After about an hour, most of the mushroom nose blew off and I got a bit of coffee bean or toast along with the mostly typical cabernet sauvignon/merlot nose.  Meaning, decant this if you don’t like that knd of nose.

Firm tannins, perhaps on the bigger side of medium.  Of course, the last bottle I had was a Pinot Noir, so maybe I’m overstating the tannins.  Medium body, as would be expected from a French Bordeaux in the 13% alcohol range.  Dried fruits, maybe some plum or cherry.  Not as bright and fresh as the Pinots that I’ve been having, but I’d expect that.  This needs some beef as a pairing.

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot.  Crus bourgeois supérieurs (it goes: Bourgeois Exceptionnels, Bourgeois supérieurs, and then Bourgeois.