Don't ever pass on the second labels, pricing is always attractive in comparison, especially in a great vintage!
Decanting now, notes forthcoming...
Initial nose has dark and dusty fruits as the wine entered the decanter, think a good night will lay ahead.
Getting into this finally, after ~3 hours in the decanter.
Nose has moist earth, tanned leather, ripe plum, cassis must, touch of eucalyptus and tobacco.
Palate has ripe plum, ripe black cherry, faint mulberry, fresh plum skin, eucalyptus and green+red peppers. Tannins are medium, but quite present.
Paired this along side a beautiful NY strip steak from one of our local farms in nearby Columbia County. We got a beautiful, medium rare, cook in the sous vide bath, then finished with a great, quick sear on the stove top. Delicious, I love cooking with science!
Drinking nicely this evening at ~18 years past vintage. Expect this bottle to hold strong until at least 2028-2032 in proper storage.
Don't ever pass on the second labels, pricing is always attractive in comparison, especially in a great vintage!
Decanting now, notes forthcoming...
Initial nose has dark and dusty fruits as the wine entered the decanter, think a good night will lay ahead.
Getting into this finally, after ~3 hours in the decanter.
Nose has moist earth, tanned leather, ripe plum, cassis must, touch of eucalyptus and tobacco.
Palate has ripe plum, ripe black cherry, faint mulberry, fresh plum skin, eucalyptus and green+red peppers. Tannins are medium, but quite present.
Paired this along side a beautiful NY strip steak from one of our local farms in nearby Columbia County. We got a beautiful, medium rare, cook in the sous vide bath, then finished with a great, quick sear on the stove top. Delicious, I love cooking with science!
Drinking nicely this evening at ~18 years past vintage. Expect this bottle to hold strong until at least 2028-2032 in proper storage.
1 person found it helpfulJan 5th, 2019
Earthy, leathery, St. Julien that went spectacularly with bone in ribeye! How can texture, elegance and terroir funk coexist so effortlessly in a glass of 2nd label wine? It must be steak and claret night!
Earthy, leathery, St. Julien that went spectacularly with bone in ribeye! How can texture, elegance and terroir funk coexist so effortlessly in a glass of 2nd label wine? It must be steak and claret night!
May 6th, 2017
Fruit hanging in there. Nice earthy classic Bordeaux development. Slightly drying on the finish, but pretty good.
Fruit hanging in there. Nice earthy classic Bordeaux development. Slightly drying on the finish, but pretty good.
Sep 13th, 2015
Earthy, piney and fruity aromas. Smooth black cherry and raspberry flavor with a dry tannic finish. Some oak and slate notes as well.
Earthy, piney and fruity aromas. Smooth black cherry and raspberry flavor with a dry tannic finish. Some oak and slate notes as well.
Apr 27th, 2017
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
