Darker red fruit with cedar, mushrooms, and subtle forest floor. Spices and clove. An amazingly fresh wine worth enjoying now! — a month ago
Birth year wine.
"Looks like a tricky one"... if I had a dollar for every time I heard that.
This is Chateau Latour Martillac, Graves, 1975.
This wine is slightly over the hill, but has survived 50 years. Just like me.
I'm assuming this is Cabernet, Merlot, and maybe something else. Fine, pale brick color. The nose is lively and generous with fruit, though there is a bit of grandma's basement.
The palette is driven by tertiary flavors. Mushroom, truffle, wet leaves, and pencil tend to drown out a bit of dark cherry. A little astringent. Maybe some Petit Verdot.
I wouldn't kick this out of bed for eating crackers, but I would prefer it with some lamb.
Hope you all are having an awesome Sunday!
Listening to Dexter Gordon. — 20 days ago
Well an excellent CA style Merlot tempered and refined by age! The winemaker’s handiwork still detectable? — 2 months ago
Still got it! Deep golden color. Apricot, bergamot, soft anise. Light textured on the palate. Only 8% ABV, easy to drink. Not too sweet. Amazingly approachable. — 10 days ago
Good! The last half bottle was definitely corked. This one was lovely. — 12 days ago
Excellent, and aged well — 4 days ago
Excellent wine with opulent black fruit - blackberry, cassis, black cherry, eucalyptus, violet, vanilla, cedar and clove. Tertiary notes are beginning to emerge - forest floor, leather, tobacco and dried cassis. Rich texture but well balanced despite 15.5% abv. Long finish, outstanding quality. — 2 months ago
"Odedi"
Dark ruby/ purple in color with a wide reddish rim.
Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing black currants, plums, cooked cherries, light oak, tobacco leaf, spices, graphite, dark chocolates, earth, vegetables and peppercorn.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 10 year old is drinking very nicely now, and probably drinking at its peak. However, will continue to drink nicely in the next 10 years.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, so be patient.
Showing lots of earth notes with coffee and dark chocolates. Tangy and interesting.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
14% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$50. — 13 days ago