This wine will be deserving of a 94 in a year or two. As it is, almost deserving of 94 today. Very robust mouthfeel, more so than 2014. Fruit is there, more so than 2014. The Finish is a little bit better, even better than the 2014. Oh, who am I kidding, this one is certainly a 94, and potentially capable of 95. Rated the 2014 a 94 as well, and I really don't think there is a full point of difference between the two. This wine is full malolactic, but the qualities have a stone-ground newt in the front and middle in addition to the ample weight and body. Borchardt definitely knows what he is doing.
This wine will be deserving of a 94 in a year or two. As it is, almost deserving of 94 today. Very robust mouthfeel, more so than 2014. Fruit is there, more so than 2014. The Finish is a little bit better, even better than the 2014. Oh, who am I kidding, this one is certainly a 94, and potentially capable of 95. Rated the 2014 a 94 as well, and I really don't think there is a full point of difference between the two. This wine is full malolactic, but the qualities have a stone-ground newt in the front and middle in addition to the ample weight and body. Borchardt definitely knows what he is doing.
Dec 4th, 2018
Monticello, Central Region, Virginia, USA
