Eurobor – Tűzkő Domb Cuvée, 2005

Dark ruby color with brick rim. 

The berry fruit bouquet quickly disappears behind spices like white pepper, and a chalky accent. 

On the palate woody, sour tannic texture. The bitterness is over the top to my taste. It’s like the winemaker was trying to battle the difficulties of the vintage with a lot of oak. 

45 minutes of decanting opens it a little and brings some chocolate and leather elements to the nose.

I could appreciate the almost full body and the wine’s medium complexity but the incisive tannins wouldn’t let flavours really come through. The long, sour finish makes it very difficult indeed. 2 hours decanting and a very ripe cherry note makes it a bit more interesting. 

This cuvée, maybe in a better vintage with some adjustments could be much much better. I’m looking forward to the 2006 but as of now, the 2005 is overpriced. 

Score: 5 points

Price: appr. EUR 17

Comment from Paulo - December 2, 2008 at 4:25 am

I don’t know about the wine but that shot is beautiful.