Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

Tonight we had good life long friends over and we opened a wonderful this St. Julien Bordeaux. 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot. Just like how I like my Bordeaux, well balanced, good fruit and a sense of place. On the nose I can pick up notes of plum, black raspberry, black currant and a nice licorice. On the palate the is good dark fruit, black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, cassis, tobacco, and smoky campfire. I love the chewy tannins and a medium + acidity with a good long finish. Everything I look for in a quality Bordeaux.

2008 vintage out of magnum. Feminine and pretty, not showing lots of complexity now.

Not a lot going on. Seemed to be closed and tight without much love to give.

Élégant, fruits rouges, boisé intégré belle trame

Medium ruby core , quite narrow pink ruby rim . Slightly dusty , cassis , tobacco , spicy plum and dark cherry. On the palate more of the same dark fruits with tobacco and cedar notes, nice roundness, fills out on the palate , though with refreshing acidity . Ok finish , with ripe quite noticeable tannin and an earthy, mineral touch. Good now , though will continue to hold for a further 10 years .

Nice vintage St Julien. Had it on the Emirates flight Mauritius Dubai. Paired it with grilled giant prawns

This is deferent from 2010, 1996. 2nd of 2008. Concentrated to the direction of earthy, burned flavor, same as Lagune, Gloria. 2008 @2450, xiaduo - Eric Cai, 210427-210511

Dinner with David and Rhonda Jimenez at Gramercy Tavern. Very nice wine.

@Peter Greenberg thought I was opening the one you put on detectable the other day but realized it was not. This one is really good also. A Cabernet from Saint Julien

Good wine. Taste some spice, maybe some chocolate. Some oak would be good w steak