Château Beau-Putis
Thoughts
I think I opened this bottle at the perfect point in it’s lifetime. I got it on clearance at Jungle Jim’s for $20. I should have picked up a case. It was perfectly mellowed-out after 7-plus years in the bottle. It would go great with some braised or roasted lamb.
Tasting Notes
- Medium ruby with a tinge of garnet in color
- Initial aroma of blackberry, plum, dried fruit/currant
- Some leather, vanilla, secondary aromas
- A little bit of yeasty tertiary aromas
- Medium body
- Medium tannin
- Light acidity