Birth year Dominus! Outstanding complexity and fully mature flavors. Roasted herbs, dark berries, old leather. Still has a ripe tannic backbone.
Birth year Dominus! Outstanding complexity and fully mature flavors. Roasted herbs, dark berries, old leather. Still has a ripe tannic backbone.
Oct 1st, 2021
The perceived ripeness of fruit and level of suave tannin here was surprising to me. An 88’ a couple of years ago was so elegant and finessed where this showed a surprising level of concentration. That said, beautifully mature wine, its tannins have softened immensely and wrap the mouth, silky and soft. To tertiary, earth driven, behind a bit of dried berry, currant, and plum fruit laid pipe tobacco, peat, pipe smoke, dusty earth, dried flowers, worn leather.
The perceived ripeness of fruit and level of suave tannin here was surprising to me. An 88’ a couple of years ago was so elegant and finessed where this showed a surprising level of concentration. That said, beautifully mature wine, its tannins have softened immensely and wrap the mouth, silky and soft. To tertiary, earth driven, behind a bit of dried berry, currant, and plum fruit laid pipe tobacco, peat, pipe smoke, dusty earth, dried flowers, worn leather.
Sep 1st, 2019
1989 Bordeaux PNV Retrospective at Larkmead. Ringer! Purported itself very well. Pretty perfume, hint of capsicum. Cedar. Warm. Coffee.
1989 Bordeaux PNV Retrospective at Larkmead. Ringer! Purported itself very well. Pretty perfume, hint of capsicum. Cedar. Warm. Coffee.
Feb 25th, 2019
Holy wow. This wine won me over to California Cabernet that can actually age well. Will prob be the only time I'll get to drink it but thats the Beauty of it 1989 vintage
Holy wow. This wine won me over to California Cabernet that can actually age well. Will prob be the only time I'll get to drink it but thats the Beauty of it 1989 vintage
May 14th, 2017
Napa Valley, California, USA
