Review Elian da Ros Clos Baquey 2000

72 points

From Cotes du Marmandias, France (outside of bordeaux), a blend of cabernet (presumably mostly), Merlot, Syrah and Abouriou.

A strongly flavoured dark coloured wine, quite an oddity, minty and tomato-leaf like an Australian Coonawarra cabernet. It's a reminder of just how different Coonawarra cabernets are from bordeaux. The oak is odd tastes like sawdust. I have had a number of bottles of this wine, mainly consumed in the UK. This last one brought back to Australia is near undrinkable, the levels of VA (volatile acidity) are awful. Perhaps a bad bottle but I think more likely it is the wine style. While you'd expect it to age, the VA just builds.