First wine in flight five for the Bordeaux Master's Class at Heart's Delight with wines from Saint Estephe.
Deep ruby red. A bit of heat on the nose with toasty notes, cinnamon and cassis. Heavy tannins (7/10) and medium to full bodied. Palate has nose of red cherries and some earthiness. Still a baby. Dry and long finish. Drink from 2020 till 2035.
First wine in flight five for the Bordeaux Master's Class at Heart's Delight with wines from Saint Estephe.
Deep ruby red. A bit of heat on the nose with toasty notes, cinnamon and cassis. Heavy tannins (7/10) and medium to full bodied. Palate has nose of red cherries and some earthiness. Still a baby. Dry and long finish. Drink from 2020 till 2035.
May 14th, 2017
2014 vintage. Last tasted 07.04.25 (9.3) and 01.30.25 (9.3). Decanted with some sed and tasted after 30 mins. Consistent with previous tastings in 2025. Hint of richness up front, then very businesslike afterwards. Fairly dry but began to fold a modicum of fruit into the proceedings a spell ago. Quintessential, affordable BDX with a decade of service tendered out in the boonies but back in town again and starting to hit the hot spots. Lean but not mean. Strike up the conversation in the next year or so and you two just might hit it off. 09.25.25.
2014 vintage. Last tasted 07.04.25 (9.3) and 01.30.25 (9.3). Decanted with some sed and tasted after 30 mins. Consistent with previous tastings in 2025. Hint of richness up front, then very businesslike afterwards. Fairly dry but began to fold a modicum of fruit into the proceedings a spell ago. Quintessential, affordable BDX with a decade of service tendered out in the boonies but back in town again and starting to hit the hot spots. Lean but not mean. Strike up the conversation in the next year or so and you two just might hit it off. 09.25.25.
Sep 26th, 2025
Very good, even if we opened it a little early. Like a freshly used pencil sharpener on the nose. Tannins give it some oomph but overall, it’s clean and well-rounded.
Very good, even if we opened it a little early. Like a freshly used pencil sharpener on the nose. Tannins give it some oomph but overall, it’s clean and well-rounded.
Dec 2nd, 2018
St. Estèphe, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
