Outstanding! Dark fruit(s)…Black Tea…Smoked Meats…Charcoal…And?…way too young to really tell. But, one thing is for sure..a definite cellar addition. — 20 days ago
Perhaps I’m being a tad harsh, what with this 50% Cab-Merlot split being less than six years from vintage. However, one would be hard pressed to find kind words (even down the road) for this brooding Graves. Ink! Harsh red berries! More ink! I ‘ll pass on this one. — 24 days ago
Way too rich for its own good. I’ll come back tomorrow and see where we land. (OK…near twenty-four hours in. Still too chocolatey with an added thimble of black ink. Or, is that cassis? No matter. Just not doing it for me.) I hear the latest vintages have been quite successful. 😃 — 8 days ago
Not for me but nicely washed down a tasty shrimp Pad Thai. — 21 days ago
A co-op venture that produces gorgeous juice…and at a price point that simply will make you smile. Pop and pour! (The joy of this wine is to be found at pop and pour. Over-aeration at twenty-four hours reveals a wine in fast decline.) — a month ago
Always fun to be introduced to a new varietal…at least to me. Just OK. — 10 days ago
A delicious wine/food pairing—pasta with fish sauce. (Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. S2 E8-Liguria.) — 18 days ago
Wow! Fifteen years in and with years to go. Bold as hell with a grip of mature mahogany that seamlessly integrates with the dark (and I mean dark) fruit. An hour decant is absolutely required and then match it with any red meat you fancy. This is excellent stuff and punching well above its class. — 23 days ago
Often credited as being the Second Label of Ch. Rauzan Gassies—it most definitely is not—this Haut-Médoc is just OK. For me, Ch. Cantemerle is the flag ship of Haut-Médoc. If you accept this premise the L’Orme has a lot of catching up to do. Does an $18 price point deserve a try? Spend another $20 and purchase a ‘15 Cantemerle. The $ sting is well worth it. — a month ago
Timothy Lynch
Day One: Very plump /Very ripe …easy drinking Maconaise pinot noir. It serves its purpose. Day Two: Twenty-four hours of aeration have pushed a 7.9 to an 8.0. Well done! — 3 days ago