Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend

From the Downs Club First Growth Lunch last Saturday. Very brief notes. Mid crimson in colour - some bricking at the rim. A meaty note - a lovely red fruited perfume - unmistakably first growth. Just medium weight - a lesser vintage.

A bretty nose… gravel and iron and sour black cherry. Some lush fruit underpinning. Intense on the palate. Perhaps too much Brett?

Direct from the winery. Pristine and exquisite. So well behaved on the nose and palate. Intense fruit cake and blueberry pie. So much weight, yer balanced. Tannins have softened but still prominent. Stellar presentation overall.
Happy birthday, Drew!

1st Growth for a reason

From mag. Meaty with dark gnarly fruit. Very pure and intense. Lovely savory midpalate. Amusing and long.

Girl. Sup? Shoot. This was utterly brilliant tonight. Classic Bordeaux yet, even at 26 years young, somewhat precocious still. A beautiful mix of deep, dark and red fruit with currants, blackberries and cherries with chocolate, purple flowers, green pepper, tobacco, earth, leather and awesomeness. Plenty of structure to keep this strutting for years to come. Fabulous balance and complexity. Drink now through 2047+.

From mag. Savory and intense. Iron and iodine and salinity with deep dark fruit. Stone and dried herbs. Blood and inkiness. Very intense and fresh. Wow

Warm golden fruit. Sweetness. Sunflower and corn with sweet. Gorgeous depth and intensity. Resolved

Perfect. Complex nose. Nice mouth feel. Not many years left.

Still incredibly primary, as if just bottled, powerful nose dominated by classic cigar and cedar notes. Prominent, velvety oak led a rich, round palate of fine tannins and dark red cherry, baking chocolate. Tail went on forever. Give this 10 more years will be even better.