Matthew Cohen

9.6

Nose: dark. Dense blackberries. Pencil shavings. As this opens more suave. Crushed lilacs.

Palate: graphite. Sweet dark blackberry. Long. Dense. Very good. As this opens. Silky.

Fass selections — 13 days ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Flash tasting; no formal notes. The 2019 “Clos des Chênes” is a light ruby; elegant and lithe with modest structure. Balanced but too youthful at this stage. Better after 2029. — 5 months ago

romo

9.1

Elegant yet rusty. Familiar,
Comforting. — a year ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

Still a baby. Needs an hour to be civilized. 5 years to be great.

Nose: elegant lavender. Lilacs. Elegantly savory. Earth.

Palate: still young and candyish like young vintage port. But it’s. All. There. Vibrant cherries.

9.5 is a floor. Will likely be higher. HOLD.

Yeah. 9.7. Nose is magic at 90 minutes. That maesltrom of dark flowers, wet brick and spice flowers. A hint of musk. Sensual. Sexy. Wow!

Fass selections.

— a month ago

Zack Hall

9.2

Menthol rubber plus — 5 months ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.1

Very nice, ripe red fruit, some volume and density, decent length. 90-91 — 3 years ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.0

Really great with steak at August New Orleans — a month ago

Alan Johnston

8.9

2.8. This Medoc was highly rated but we didn’t much like the flavor. On sale for $21.59, regularly $26.99. — 4 months ago

Charlie Tapp

9.3

Cherries, spice, cigar ash and plum. — 9 months ago

Victor Charcan

9.1

Elegant, expressive red fruit, fine acid, hint of hay, burned sugar, length — 3 years ago