Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend

Vintage 2009 cedar laurel more spicyness than fruit, severe in a pleasant way, distinguished wine. Rich.

Lots of power and richness.

yummy currant & raspberry, floral & lead pencil nose ~ plush & crushed soft sensation juxtaposed by an angular tart/ripeness ~ like to see how that pans out...

V. Good.

Generous blackcurrant and cigar box with some garden herby notes, fantastic structure with a full life ahead. Enjoyed with local grass/fed moo!

(**) soft, approachable and surprisingly fruit forward; black currant, soft florals on the nose; juicy, red fruits on the palate; little structure or oak

Aromas of briars black currant, lead pencil, meaty and cedar box. Med bodied, and structure overtakes fruit but let's see with a NY Strip!

Super generous. Full on fruit. Crisp acids. Silky. Great bottle.

Impressive, everyone knows the precocious nature of the 2009s from Bordeaux, but this is showing plenty of acidity and of course full grain tannins. Wonderful aromatics, currants, fresh cut flowers, roasted coffee and toasty oak. The palate is impressively compact still after an hour, like a tightly coiled spring. A long tannic and red fruit finish. Bravo! #bdx09

The wine from ES for 1 year