Anne Gros Richebourg 2005 750mL (Soiled Label)

"Other than a trace of lightening at the rim, the deep ruby color has the look of a just released young Burgundy. The ripe, ultra-spicy and beautifully fresh nose flashes notes of sandalwood, hoisin, violet and Asian-style tea. The very dense, serious and muscular big-bodied flavors possess outstanding mid-palate density while delivering superb length on the mouth coating finish. I very much like the mid-palate texture thanks to the abundant level of dry extract, all wrapped in a firm, moderately austere and balanced finish. This is indisputably still very much a work in progress and more depth is certainly needed but the depth of material is so good that this appears to be more than just promising. Even so, I would recommend allowing this to continue to peacefully slumber as it's presently compact and still a bit grumpy." - Burghound, BH95, tasted 11/2018