Needs to be aged longer. Dry short tannins. Cotton. Green cranberry, baked raspberry.
Needs to be aged longer. Dry short tannins. Cotton. Green cranberry, baked raspberry.
Jun 24th, 2023
After having a 97 I wanted to check out a promising young vintage. Stunning nose or cigar, ash, beautiful herbals, tree bark, grassy field, black currant, smells like 1940’s St. Estephe. Very foresty. Love it. Palate is fresh and energetic and so young. Really young. Needs 10+ years. At least. Big tannins. Good red and black cassis fruit but so young and unformed. It’s all there.
After having a 97 I wanted to check out a promising young vintage. Stunning nose or cigar, ash, beautiful herbals, tree bark, grassy field, black currant, smells like 1940’s St. Estephe. Very foresty. Love it. Palate is fresh and energetic and so young. Really young. Needs 10+ years. At least. Big tannins. Good red and black cassis fruit but so young and unformed. It’s all there.
Nov 15th, 2020Needed older wine tonight. Nose of mushrooms, wet earth, tobacco, gamey meats, vegetables, so so complex. So shroomy. Palate is superb. Fresh, complex and very nimble. Red cherry and red currant fruit. Velvety tannins. So pure. Long. Lingers. So great. World class wine.
Needed older wine tonight. Nose of mushrooms, wet earth, tobacco, gamey meats, vegetables, so so complex. So shroomy. Palate is superb. Fresh, complex and very nimble. Red cherry and red currant fruit. Velvety tannins. So pure. Long. Lingers. So great. World class wine.
Nov 10th, 2020More notes later. TGIF.
Jun 20th, 2020
Jeroboam
Apr 5th, 2018Like a great Pauillac on the nose. Stunning stunning stunning. Wafting with pencil lead, berry fruit, flowers, intensely mineral, incredible. Great nose. Sweet, juicy, complex and concentrated. Exceptionally complex and deep with quite some time to go but so promising. Needs 10 years. Great wine.
Like a great Pauillac on the nose. Stunning stunning stunning. Wafting with pencil lead, berry fruit, flowers, intensely mineral, incredible. Great nose. Sweet, juicy, complex and concentrated. Exceptionally complex and deep with quite some time to go but so promising. Needs 10 years. Great wine.
Mar 6th, 2018
Another nighttime outdoor shot. Another aromatic wonder. Earthy, savory notes with dark cherries & flowers. Powerful Cab Franc with a sturdy tannic backbone. Will be best in a few years, but stood as a great counterpoint to the other wines last night.
Another nighttime outdoor shot. Another aromatic wonder. Earthy, savory notes with dark cherries & flowers. Powerful Cab Franc with a sturdy tannic backbone. Will be best in a few years, but stood as a great counterpoint to the other wines last night.
1 person found it helpfulJul 16th, 2020
Vintage 2015 / surprisingly pleasant for this year at this moment
Vintage 2015 / surprisingly pleasant for this year at this moment
1 person found it helpfulMay 26th, 2019
Funky, but in such a good way. Wet potting soil, tobacco, roasted red bell peppers, black pepper, sweaty leather, cedar cigar box, dried blackberry and black cherry with plenty of acid left.
Funky, but in such a good way. Wet potting soil, tobacco, roasted red bell peppers, black pepper, sweaty leather, cedar cigar box, dried blackberry and black cherry with plenty of acid left.
1 person found it helpfulApr 24th, 2018Fantastic Chinon. Nose is classic. Black fruits, cassis, gritty tree bark, slight herbaceous quality in that nice Chinon way. Really mineral and nuanced. Flowers after a while. Palate shows the depth and complexity of the vintage and this Cuvée. Long, elegant and structured with deep fruit but still a time to go. Sappy, palate staining length and ripe tannin. I’d check back in 3-5 years.
Fantastic Chinon. Nose is classic. Black fruits, cassis, gritty tree bark, slight herbaceous quality in that nice Chinon way. Really mineral and nuanced. Flowers after a while. Palate shows the depth and complexity of the vintage and this Cuvée. Long, elegant and structured with deep fruit but still a time to go. Sappy, palate staining length and ripe tannin. I’d check back in 3-5 years.
1 person found it helpfulDec 12th, 2017
Chinon, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
