Black Box Wines

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Rustic old school styled Bordeaux with black fruits, cedar, leather, earth, graphite & cigar box. A wine I have had many times that is just hitting its prime with many years ahead — 6 days ago

John, Shay and 17 others liked this

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Dark, inky & still youthful showing mostly black fruit, graphite, cedar & tobacco — 14 days ago

Rob, Ira and 12 others liked this

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 1978

From Mag. An absolute wow of a bottle. The nose is crazy intense, lucid and profound. Dark plum fruit with a whiff of band aid, iron, black pepper, a tangy meatiness. Loads of delicate floral notes floating around, but a soulful and pristine bottle. As fresh as an early 2000’s bottle but so much age and precision going on. Wonderful. Just spectacular. — 14 days ago

Jan, Andrew and 13 others liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Bright ruby garnet with quite narrow garnet rim . Quite closed at first with mineral , cassis , sous bois , cigar box , touch of smoke . On the palate very intense with lots of cigar box tinged cassis , blackberry , cedar , coffee. Gritty but integrated tannins , fresh acidity . Very long and complex on the finish . This is still young but is starting to show what it can do , perfectly balanced and enormously long . Precise and for Las Cases very elegant . Now and for the next 10-15 years . — 16 days ago

Jeroen, Tom and 16 others liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2002

This was youthful with red & black fruits, cedar, leather, mint, rich & spicy on the palate finishing with notes of graphite, floral & sweet tobacco. Impressive showing in a difficult vintage. — 19 days ago

Ira, Shay and 15 others liked this

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

Showing beautifully, still youthful with red & black fruits, graphite, cedar, leather, spice box & tobacco. — a month ago

Kevin, jesus and 13 others liked this

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2012

Another great btl from this vintage showing dark fruits, iron, black olive, pepper, smoked meat, glycerin, dried herbs, spice & violets. This will age effortlessly the next 20 years. — 20 days ago

Tom, Jean-Philip and 7 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

I started my visit to Opus one with this 2017 vintage.

On nose its peppery, spices, some tobacco, leather, Dried sweet fruit, Black Cherries

On palate, its so elegant. The Acidity and Tannins, its covers your mouthfeel yet sharp and warm Napa Style carbenet. Its Long, with well balanced Intensity. Surprised how 2017 can deliver this performance. CHEERS!
— 19 days ago

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