Nose has blackberry compote, green vegetable notes, pencil lead, dried cherry, warm carbon steel, blackberry jam and faint cedar closet.
Palate has dried blackberry, cherry, dried blueberry with integrated but mild tannins.
Purchased in February 2005; $37.
Paired to grilled lamb chuck (shoulder) chops.
Cork pulled for slow oxidation, 12H.
57% Cabernet Sauvignon / 36% Merlot / 7% Petit Verdot
A very solid showing, but in the drink-now-stage from 2022-2026. Glad we opened to enjoy tonight.
Nose has blackberry compote, green vegetable notes, pencil lead, dried cherry, warm carbon steel, blackberry jam and faint cedar closet.
Palate has dried blackberry, cherry, dried blueberry with integrated but mild tannins.
Purchased in February 2005; $37.
Paired to grilled lamb chuck (shoulder) chops.
Cork pulled for slow oxidation, 12H.
57% Cabernet Sauvignon / 36% Merlot / 7% Petit Verdot
A very solid showing, but in the drink-now-stage from 2022-2026. Glad we opened to enjoy tonight.
Aug 27th, 2022
1996 Still intense fruit, medium+ concentation, grippy medium tannins, body and long lingering finish
1996 Still intense fruit, medium+ concentation, grippy medium tannins, body and long lingering finish
1 person found it helpfulJun 10th, 2016
Great balance. Lovely fruit and wonderfully rich classic St. Julian elements in the nose, palette and finish. A beautiful Bordeaux drinking perfectly now.
Great balance. Lovely fruit and wonderfully rich classic St. Julian elements in the nose, palette and finish. A beautiful Bordeaux drinking perfectly now.
May 5th, 2013
2023/12/25 with chateaubriand roast, maitake duxelles, etc. Generous cassis, graphite herbs…still not tertiary on the nose. Suave and silky tannins and a solid acidic spine.
2023/12/25 with chateaubriand roast, maitake duxelles, etc. Generous cassis, graphite herbs…still not tertiary on the nose. Suave and silky tannins and a solid acidic spine.
Dec 25th, 2023
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
