Youthful & rich from a hot year — a month ago
1985. 40 years young. Gave it an hour to open up before dinner (paired orange ginger glazed duck with pistachio apricot farro). Thankfully my partner is a master of the Durand. There’s very little for me to compare this too - most aged whites are preserved by acid; Chave relies on glycerol here. It gives the wine gravitas but also life and freshness. Pleasant wood veneer/wood shop notes, dried apricots at first (become fresher with time), yellow plum, truffled earth. Salty poached apricots and timelessness. In a perfect world, we’d be sharing this with my dad. Strange & sensational. — a month ago
Jlchave tasting @ the modern — 2 months ago
SILO in San Antonio - with Rhea and Ralph and Brantley — 3 months ago
Big fruity nose. Dark purple hues. Big, but easy drinking. Plums. Cherries. Vanilla. — 2 months ago
Alvaro Bustillos
Acker auction @ marea — 10 days ago