Wow—extraordinary vintage, and peaking or just past peak here. Earthy, almost gamey white truffle / sanguine meat note cut by vibrant, sweet cassis and blackberry. Tannins and acidity dialed way back, with all savory, secondary notes on palate: underbrush, tobacco, leather, spice
Wow—extraordinary vintage, and peaking or just past peak here. Earthy, almost gamey white truffle / sanguine meat note cut by vibrant, sweet cassis and blackberry. Tannins and acidity dialed way back, with all savory, secondary notes on palate: underbrush, tobacco, leather, spice
Dec 28th, 2020
Very enjoyable Wednesday Wine Committee lunch today with @Weston Eidson & @Colby Siratt hosting. Same format as always...1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine all tasted blind.
Out of the four reds, this changed the most in the glass. Very floral and pretty. Sweetness tobacco, black cherries, and an herbal finish. Potpourri too. I called this right bank post 2010 vintage. Youthful for sure.
Very enjoyable Wednesday Wine Committee lunch today with @Weston Eidson & @Colby Siratt hosting. Same format as always...1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine all tasted blind.
Out of the four reds, this changed the most in the glass. Very floral and pretty. Sweetness tobacco, black cherries, and an herbal finish. Potpourri too. I called this right bank post 2010 vintage. Youthful for sure.
May 23rd, 2019
Big and burly with ripe tannins baked blue fruits, and graphite minerality. Drinking better on day 2. Delicious now, but still a baby.
Big and burly with ripe tannins baked blue fruits, and graphite minerality. Drinking better on day 2. Delicious now, but still a baby.
Mar 18th, 2016
Great wine...2000 is reaching its prime. Balanced fruit, acidity, and representative of St. Estephe, thanks Luca.
Great wine...2000 is reaching its prime. Balanced fruit, acidity, and representative of St. Estephe, thanks Luca.
Jan 1st, 2013Solidly good....and that’s as far as I can take it. (It’s not gathering character going forward so perhaps drinking earlier may have produced a higher score...that’s my guess.)
Solidly good....and that’s as far as I can take it. (It’s not gathering character going forward so perhaps drinking earlier may have produced a higher score...that’s my guess.)
Nov 5th, 2020
St. Estèphe, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
