Domaine Grand St Paul
Château Destieux
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2005
Nice drinking Bordeaux that is ready showing berry, cassis fruit, savory spice with notes of underbrush, graphite & tobacco — 18 days ago
Château Corbin
St. Émilion Grand Cru Classé Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Bought for a tasting, forgot to do the notes. Cassis, mint, cigar box, olive tapenade, nice acid. Threw some sediment, so needed to decant. Very nice. — 23 days ago
Château Léoville-Las Cases
Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1995
Really excellent. From half bottle and was worried this would be too far gone. Certainly doesn’t need more time - but still quite together. Pretty minerally (in a nice St Julien way). Lighter bodied at this point but still with a nice lifting acid at the finish. Excellent pairing with a simple roast chicken with lemon. — 6 days ago
Couvent des Jacobins
St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
The 2016 Couvent des Jacobins starts to deliver, even if it is nowhere near its peak. Long time in the shadow of the excellent 2015, it shows now that it is in the same league. Totally outperforming fellow Cru Classé Château Laroze 2016 tasted alongside, with more depth and freshness. — 6 days ago
Paul Hobbs
Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Big & bold. Ripe dark fruit, spice, etc…Evolved yet still developing. Really loved the complex tertiary flavors starting to appear. One complaint: WHOPPING 14.7%! — 19 days ago
Château Pavie
Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 1998
Seems to be in a perfect spot that kept developing in the glass showing rich dark berry fruit, savory spice, cedar, earth, leather, graphite & sweet tobacco — 13 days ago
Château Pipeau
St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
Great vintage, great age on it, but still lost the day’s blind tasting against a Grenache 😢 — 11 days ago
Château Haut-Segottes
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
Deep ruby with aromas of plum, blackberry, tobacco, and must. On the bud, blueberry, stew fruits, and cedar. — 4 days ago
Matthew Cohen
On open is quite vegetal. Needs an hour at this point to smooth out.
Nose: some game. Savory. Some pink and purple flowers.
Palate: savory. Cherries. Really meaty. Interesting. Still fresh but a wine that demands magret du canard. Good freshness.
Also would kill with duck leg confit.
A very well made Bordeaux.
Fass selections — 4 days ago