A recent purchase, this (supposedly) well-cellared bottle of St. Emillon Grand Cru revealed a high fill level into the neck, an evenly soaked cork with a quarter of the cork unstained. In the glass the wine displayed considerable rust in its edges with an attractive transluscent core of light bright ruby and considerable glycerin in the weeping tears that meandered down the Riedel's inner surface. An opulent bouquet of damp earth, black cherry, blueberry, chocolate, cedar and a hint of creosote offered up plenty of encouragement in anticipation of what was to come. In the mouth the wine displays considerable glycerin, plenty of acidity and some firmish tannin but, alas, the fruit found in the nose was not replicated. There's plenty of length but without the fruit to match, the palate is definitely on the downward slope although still quite drinkable. 82 points at best.
Left this for an hour (in the fridge after being open for 90 minutes - it's late summer here at the mo') and what a difference an hour makes! Now the palate is starting to pick up more of that blueberry and black cherry with a chocolatey overtone - a lot better! 88 points.