Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend

Nose: slight smoke, pencil lead, black cherry, black plum, blackberry.
Taste: Beet, bay leaf, rosemary, black olive tapenade, cedar. Medium + acidity, medium tannins. 25% new Allier oak, 15 months in barrel.
85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc.

Super ripe purple fruit. Rich tannin. Elegant. My only knock is it isn't that complex. Finished quickly. Could still use a few more years in bottle.

Still very powerful and drinking flawlessly. Black and blue fruits still come through fresh and aromatic. Structure held up with the massive tannins of 10’ which integrate into a well rounded wine. Worth the five year wait. Magnum. Flagstaff trip

Party pours!!

A little tight. Highly concentrated red and blue fruits; ripe plums. Thyme, cocoa, a little green olive. Good, dense structure. Tasty.

At Saddle River Inn With Esmail & Angela 6/4/17

2010. While some may not see this producer as ever blockbuster, no one can argue that these are always superb drinking at all stages of their lives. Never let down by a bottle.

Fragrant Rosemary nose. Expresso, rose, tar.

Sneaky good. Long history but recent developments at the Chateau make this an exciting one to watch.

#wine brought by a friend in Northern California down to Cambria.