WTN: 2005 La Pousse d'Or Santenay 1er Cru Clos Tavannes

[David M. Bueker]

From half bottle - this starts out rather tight, acidic and tart, but 30 minutes of air start to open things up. There's ample red fruit, and some subtle oak, and the tannins of a couple of years ago have receeded. Overall it has a very nice mouth feel, though it's still a bit tart on the back end. More time does cause it to flesh out even a bit moer on the finish, but by then the half bottle is essentially gone.