Former owners of Araujo make this label since they sold Araujo to Chateau Latour.
Same Winemaker they had at Araujo. I am not sure many of the PBF&W attendees had any idea what was in this bottle. If they had, over two events in two days, their pouring table would have been constantly overwhelmed. Really good. Add two-points with another 8-12 years of bottle age.
Paired nicely with the Wagyu Beef Tataki. — 9 months ago
1994 vintage. Nice fill with a slightly shrunken and fully saturated cork. Durand helped plenty in the opening assist. Not decanted and tasted after 1.25 hours open. Hadn’t tasted since the early 2000’s. Definitely dropped all the baby fat. Toffee, coffee and chocolate covered cherries in the nose. Light medium body (thought it would be a touch bigger). Still plenty of focus but slightly less grip than desired. Can it match biggie shizz like Montelena, Dunn, Diamond Creek, BV GDL Reserve, Mondavi Reserve, Araujo, Peter Michael Les Pavots, Mayacamas, etc? No. Is it really really nice? Absolutely. Can hold another 5-6 years at this juncture before boarding the downhill bell curve train. 11.8.24. — a month ago
Steven Lee
xmas 2024 drink. high anticipation for this ancient vineyard. sold and bought back. nose of orange rind and jasmine tea. palate is silky, fruity of strawberry, floral and a tad like barossa finish — a day ago