1995 PIGNAN PAR E. REYNAUD (RAYAS) 1995

(10-1997)
I have opened two bottles of 1995 Pignan. It is quite backward, seemingly austere, but perplexing. The color is a healthy dark-ruby. The closed nose eventually gives up jammy cherry notes, smoke, and earth. Medium-bodied, unevolved, tannic, and rather compressed. My instincts suggest there is more to this wine than I have been able to discern from tasting it. Time will tell.