Took a gamble on this as it was on sale at a good price on Millesima, had a bit of age to it, Bouchard is typically reliable if perhaps a little unexciting (at least for their domaine bottlings), and I like the Gouges rendition from this plot albeit from a different section.
This was flat out weird though. Opened smelling like celery stems. Thought I’d give it a bit of air, but that just evolved into nutmeg, lamb and Moroccan spice (?paprika). Struggled to finish a glass, nutmeg is really not my favourite flavour even in desserts. About the only good thing going for it was it was acidic enough to cut the ridiculous amount of fat (butter, cream, cheese and a stonking good USDA Prime OP Rib) I used to cook dinner. 12.5%. Rolled the dice and dropped a pair of ones on this one I think.
I don’t know if it’s a bad wine or if the wine is faulty as I haven’t come across this set of aromas before. Anyone able to advise?