Very enjoyable Wednesday Wine Committee lunch today with @Weston Eidson & @Colby Siratt hosting. Same format as always...1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine all tasted blind.
This was plush and dense while also being very youthful and gripping. Dark fruit dominant. Black Forest cake, dark cocoa dusted dates, roasted plum and a touch of saddle leather. I called this left bank 2012 vintage.
Very enjoyable Wednesday Wine Committee lunch today with @Weston Eidson & @Colby Siratt hosting. Same format as always...1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine all tasted blind.
This was plush and dense while also being very youthful and gripping. Dark fruit dominant. Black Forest cake, dark cocoa dusted dates, roasted plum and a touch of saddle leather. I called this left bank 2012 vintage.
May 23rd, 2019
Tonight's wine is the 2010 Château La Tour Carnet Haut-Mèdoc. 60% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.
The nose gives us black cherry, blueberry, black raspberry, black currant, chocolate, pencil shavings, black pepper and dry soil.
On the palate there is black cherry, plum, blackberry, anise, black currant, violet, vanilla, graphite and earth.
This wine is medium to full bodied that is smooth with medium + acidity and medium + fine sweet tannins that leads to a long pleasing finish. The beginning of the work week is about to start and we need to think about being safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Tonight's wine is the 2010 Château La Tour Carnet Haut-Mèdoc. 60% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.
The nose gives us black cherry, blueberry, black raspberry, black currant, chocolate, pencil shavings, black pepper and dry soil.
On the palate there is black cherry, plum, blackberry, anise, black currant, violet, vanilla, graphite and earth.
This wine is medium to full bodied that is smooth with medium + acidity and medium + fine sweet tannins that leads to a long pleasing finish. The beginning of the work week is about to start and we need to think about being safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Jun 4th, 2018
Dried floral & fruit, dusty road, tobacco & a slight mint finish.
Dried floral & fruit, dusty road, tobacco & a slight mint finish.
1 person found it helpfulApr 9th, 2016
Delicious Haut-Medoc Bordeaux, with dark fruit notes and silky tannin, served at family dinner in Toronto
Delicious Haut-Medoc Bordeaux, with dark fruit notes and silky tannin, served at family dinner in Toronto
Apr 13th, 2024
Rich and aromatic. Juicy thick Bordeaux fruits. Ceder, cigar boxes and a decent acidity. Very correct, even really likeable but it misses something edgy or intellectual… a bit too easy. Years to go for this one nevertheless and a good match with venison stew.
Rich and aromatic. Juicy thick Bordeaux fruits. Ceder, cigar boxes and a decent acidity. Very correct, even really likeable but it misses something edgy or intellectual… a bit too easy. Years to go for this one nevertheless and a good match with venison stew.
Feb 11th, 2023
We had this wine 1 and 2 years ago where we weren’t impressed. Today, it was great! Still lot’s of fruit but well integrated tannin. Very good!
We had this wine 1 and 2 years ago where we weren’t impressed. Today, it was great! Still lot’s of fruit but well integrated tannin. Very good!
Mar 8th, 2020
Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
